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1 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide 
lA Spalding's Official Base Ball Record 

IC Spalding's Official College Base Ball Annual 

2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 

2A Spalding's Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide 
4 Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 

6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 

7 Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide 

7A Spalding's Official Women's Basket Ball Guide 

8 Spalding's Official Lacrosse Guide 

9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base Ball Guide 
2A Spalding's Official Athletic Rules 



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Spalding's Official Base Ball 

Guide. 
Official Base Ball Record. 
College Base Ball Annual. 
How to Play Base Ball. 
How to Bat. 
How to Run Bases. 
How to Pitch. 
How to Caltch. 
How to Play First Base. 
How to Play Second Base. 
How to Play Third Base. 
How to Play Shortstop. 
How to Play the Outfield. 
How to Organize a Base liall 

League. [Club. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
How to Manage a Base Ball 

Club. 
How to Train a Base Ball Team 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
How to Umpire a Game. [Team 
I, Technical Base Ball Terms. 
No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 

Percentages. 
No. 350 How to Score. 

BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. 355 Minor League Base Ball Guide 
No. 356 Official Book National League 

of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. 
No. 340 Official Handbook National 

Playground Ball Ass'n. 

Group II. Foot Ball 

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No. 2a Spalding's Official Soccer Foot 

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No. 335 How to Play Rugby. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARY 
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Group VI. Hockey 

No. 6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey 

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No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

Group VII. Basket Ball 

No. 7 Spalding's Official Basket Ball 

Guide. 
No. 7a Spalding's Official Women's 

Basket Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
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Handbook. 

Group VIII. Lacrosse 

No. 8 Spalding's Official Lacrosse Guide 
No. 201 How to Play Lacrosse. 

Group IX. Indoor Base Ball 

No. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base 
Ball Guide. 

Group X. Polo 

No. 129 Water Polo. 
No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 

Group 

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No. 138 
No. 271 

No. 194 

No. 13 
No. 170 
No. 207 

No. 188 

No. 189 
No. 341 



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Archery. 

Croquet. 

Roque. 
f Racquets. Squash-Racquets. 
\ Court Tennis. 

Hand Ball. No. 167 Quoits. 

Push Ball. No. 14 Curling. 

Lawn Bowls, 
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( Garden Hockey. Lawn Games 

Children's Games. 

How to Bowl. 



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No. 12a Spalding's Official Athletic 
College Athletics. [Rules. 
All Around Athletics, 
Athletes' Guide. 
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Olympic Games at Athens,lS06 
How to Sprint. 
How to Run 100 Yards. 
Distance and Cross Country 
Running. [Thrower. 

How to Become a Weight 
Official Sporting Rules. 
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Marathon Running. [boys. 
Schoolyard Athletics. 
Walking for Health and Com- 
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ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 
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Girls' Athletics. [book. 
Y.M.C. A. Official Handbook. 
Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook. 
Official Handbook New York 
Interscholastic A. A. 

Group XIII. Athletic Accomplishments 

No. 177 How to Swim. 
No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

How to Row. 

How to Become a Skater. 

How to Train for Bicycling. 

Canoeing. 

Roller Skating Guide. 

Group XIV. Manly Sports 

No. 18 Fencing. (By Breck.) 
No. 165 Fencing. (By Senac.) 
No. 236 How to Wrestle. 



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No. 156 
No. 87 
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No. 255 
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No. 317 
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Group 

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XIV. Manly Sports Con. 

Ground Tumbling. 
Indian Clubs and Dumb Bella 
Medicine Ball Exercises. 
Pulley Weight Exercises. 
How to Punch the Bag. 
Tumbling for Amateurs. 

XV. Gymnastics 

Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
cises. [Dumb Bell Drills. 

Graded Calisthenics and 

BarnjumBar Bell Drill. 

Indoor and Outdoor Gymnas- 
tic Games. 

How to Become a Gymnast. 

Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. [Apparatus. 

Pyramid Building Without 

Exercises on the Parallel Bars 

Pyramid Building with 
Wands, Chairs and Ladders. 

Official Handbook I. C. A. A. 
Gymnasts of America. 

XVI. Physical Culture 

10 Minutes Exercise for Busy 
Men. [and Care of the Body. 
Scientific Physical Training 
Physical Education and Hy- 
Hints on Health. [giene. 

School Tactics and Maze Run- 
Muscle Building. [ning. 
Health by Muscular Gym- 
Tensing Exercises, [nasties. 
Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
285 Health Answers, [nasties. 
Twenty-Minute Exercises. 
Physical Training for the 
School and Class Room. 



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Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis 

Spalding's Official Golf Guide 

How to Play Golf. 

Spalding's Official Cricket Guide 

Cricket and How to Play It 

Physical Training. Simplified 

The Art of Skating 

How to Live 100 Years 

Single Stick Drill 

Fencing Foil Work Illustrated 

Exercises on the Side Horse 

Horizontal Bar Exercises 

Trapeze, Long Horse and Rope Exercises 

Exercises on the Flying Rings. • 

Team Wand Drill 

Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1912 

Wrestling 

Professional Wrestling. 

How to Play Ice Hockey. 

Jiu Jitsu 

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GUERDON N. MESSER, BP.E. 

Director of Physical Training in the PubUc Schools of Birmingham. Ala. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 
Group Vll. No. J 93 



HOW TO PLA Y 
BASKETBALL 



A Thesis on the Technique of (he Game 



By 

GUERDON N, CESSER, B.P.E. 

Director of Physical Training in the Public 
Schools of Birmingham, Ala. 



Published by 

AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY' 

21 Warren Street, New York 



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Copyright, 1913 

BY 

American Sports Publishing Company 
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CONTENTS 

Introduction 5 

The Technique of Basket Shooting 7 

Shooting from the Foul Line 17 

Catching and Passing the Ball 21 

The Selection of Forwards, Centers and Guards 28 

Team Work and Formations from the Center 33 

Training a Team 56 

Formations for Putting Ball in Play from Out of Bounds 65 

The Position Style of Game 75 

Duties of the Captain 79 

Duties of the Manager 83 

Duties of the Coach 89 

The Grounds 97 

How to Officiate 99 

How to Score Basket Ball 100 



o 

Basket 



LEFT FORWARD RIGHT FORWARD 



CENTER 



LEFT GUARD RIGHT GUARD 



Basket 

O 



Diagram of Basket Ball Field, Showing Position of Five-Man Team 



INTRODUCTION 

The game known as basket ball was invented in 1892 by Dr. 
fames Naismith, at that time a professor in the.Y. M. C. A. 
Training School, Springfield, Mass., and now physical director 
of the Department of Physical Training in the University of 
Kansas. The game has passed through all of the usual stages 
of evolution, has been played by all types of people and in 
almost every land. The rules have evolved with the' game. They 
were at first very simple, but have become more and more 
complex with each succeeding year. It has been a game peculiarly 
adapted to all classes of- people, for it can be played without 
ti'aining or skill and for exercise only, or it may be made a 
scientific game, requiring careful training, great skill and 
constant practice. 

It is needless to say that the scientific game has been the 
one which has commanded the greatest attention ; the sporting 
world has produced some genuine students of the art, for an art 
it surely has become. Basket ball has come to stay. It has met 
9 very great need in the world of sport. It is Interesting both to 
the player and to the spectator. It produces a winter sport fully 
as popular as foot ball or base ball and develops personal quali- 
ties in the player which may be of great value in life's struggle. 
There are many dangers to be avoided and many strong points 
to be developed, but the writer believes that the best method of 
playing a clean, fast and successful game is to give attention 
to the playing of the ball rather than to the play as directed 
against an opponent. Various parts of the country have 
developed different styles of play, about which there are many 
opinions as to their value. It is not the purpose of the writer 
to discuss such matters. 

To play the ball successfully demands a very different technique 
from that of playing against an opponent. It has been the 
purpose of the writer to present such a technique, hoping to aid 
some coaches in their work, but mainly to assist young men and 



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boys who are not able to secure a coach, but who would wel- 
come instruction upon the chief points of the game. 

This thesis does not exhaust the subject, nor does it claim to 
say the last word upon the various themes presented. It is simply 
an attempt to give such suggestions as will tend towards the 
development of a more scientific game, and thus to help towards 
the ideal which was in the mind of the inventor and those 
immediately associated with him. 

The writer wishes to acknowledge the inspiration and help 
given him by Dr. Naismith. In a personal conference, this 
student, an advocate of clean sport, expressed a desire to see such 
a treatise and urged its writing. His interest therefore has had 
much to do with its preparation. I also wish to acknowledge 
the assistance of various others, such as Dr. F. N. Seerley and 
Prof. F. S. Hyde, who have given advice, encouragement and 
genuine help. 



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THE TECHNIQUE OF BASKET SHOOTING 

It is a difficult matter to give a graphic description of the only 
proper way in which to shoot a goal, for the same holds true 
here as in base ball batting, where each player has some slight 
peculiarity, which is common only to himself, and which he often 
uses to good advantage. Som.etimes some of these peculiarities 
are detrimental to the proper form of shooting, and it is for this 
reason that I shall endeavor to write a brief description of the 
different ways in attempting to shoot goals, after which I shall 
describe the way conceded by authorities as the proper one in 
which to shoot a goal. 




Illustration No. I . Ball and Basket Compared in size. 



Let us first describe the apparatus to be used. The rules pro- 
vide for a goal comprising a circular iron hoop, measuring i8 
inches in diameter, fastened to and supported by a backboard 
4 by 6 feet in size. The goal should be located lo feet from the 
floor and 6 inches from the backboard. The ball, according to the 
official rules, should be round, made of rubber bladder covered by 



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a leather case not less than 30 nor more than s^ inches in cir- 
cumference, or between 9 and 10 inches in diameter, and should 
weigh not less than 18 nor more than 21 ounces. 

With this apparatus in mind, first the basket and second the 
ball, we can proceed with the technique of how to shoot a goal. 
With the above dimensions clearly in mind, we can readily 
see that the shot which raises the ball in such a manner that it 
describes a loop and drops through the rim, from a position 
higher than the basket itself, has a much better chance of being 
successful than the one which sends the ball at the basket in a 
straight line or on an angle. It is a self-evident fact then, that the 
more loop you can get onto the ball, the higher it will rise above 
the basket and the straighter and easier it will fall through the 
goal, that is, on a perpendicular line drawn at right angles to the 
diameter of the 18-inch circle. Or the other hand, the more 
directly the ball is thrown at the rim of the basket, the more 
elliptical in shape the basket becomes and the less chance the ball 
has of passing through the net. 

If you will take a circle, say the accompanying illustration, and 
imagine the ball being dropped from above into the basket, you 
will then get the same effect as is obtained when the ball is 
looped instead of thrown straight at the rim. Now, instead of 
dropping the ball through the net, try to send it just skimming 
over the side of the basket. You will notice that this is a hard 
shot, because the circle has practically become an ellipse in rela- 
tion to the ball passing through it. Therefore, it is much harder 
to shoot the ball through this ellipse, which has a shorter diam- 
eter than 18 inches, than it was previously through the 18-inch 
circle. In illustrations Nos. 2 and 3, I have shown the ball coming 
into the basket at 45 and 60 degrees. I might have illustrated it 
coming in at all angles above and below these angles, but in all 
cases the ultimate result would be the same. The dotted line in 
the drawing shows exactly what shape the basket would be in 
relation to the ball when the ball is shot from any of the above 
named angles. If the ball is shot at a greater angle than 45 
or 60 the basket will become more elliptical in form. If the ball 
is. sent directly over the rim, say at an angle of 90 degrees, the 



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ellipse then has only the same diameter as the ball and therefore 
the shot will very seldom be successful. (Illustration No. 4.) 
We can see from the above illustrations then that to loop the 
ball is the only sure way. 

At first this looping may be a little exaggerated. Do not pre- 
vent this fault but rather encourage it, for it will soon remedy 
itself as the shooter advances in the art and becomes more 
successful. 

With these facts clearly before us we are now able to observe 
that one of the first essentials which a shot must possess in order 
to be even moderately assured of success is height, and second, 
that this can be only obtained by looping the ball so that it will 
fall directly into the basket, i. e., on an imaginary line drawn 
perpendicular to the diameter of the 18-inch circle. With the 
above in mind, then, I will endeavor to describe the different 
kinds of shots most commonly used and show just where they 
are most successful and where they fail. 

First, let us consider the easiest way in which to shoot the 
ball at the basket. This, without doubt, is the underhand toss 
and is the way in which inexperienced players shoot when they 
first handle the ball. 

The real underlying cause for inexperienced players using this 
shot is that it is the easiest (not the most scientific) way in which 
to get the ball above the rim of the basket and they therefore 
instinctively use it. The ball may be thrown from either one 
or both hands and is sometimes very effective, especially when 
underneath .the basket. I have known several college players 
who have used the underhand toss for long shots at the basket, 
but they were never so successful in securing points for their 
team by using this form as others were who made use of the 
overhand loop shot. The great difficulty with the underhand 
toss is the fact that it can easily be blocked. An opponent guard- 
ing a player shooting in this manner has simply to raise his 
arm over those of the shooter and the shot is blocked. Not 
so with the overhand loop shot, where the guard has difficulty in 
reaching the ball, since it starts high in the air. Considering then 
that one of the absolutely essential requirements of a successful 



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shot is the difficulty with which it can be guarded we can see 
that the underhand toss is really not a practical shot to be 
taught in scientific basket ball. Inexperienced players, as I 
have said before, and children will naturally use it, and for their 
use it is probably allowable, but where the game is to be played 
in a scientific manner, the player on the aggressive must take 








Start of Underhand Toss Finish of Underhand Toss 

all the advantage he can get of his guard in his throws for the 
goal, and this he cannot do by using the underhand toss shot. 

PLUGGING THE BANK. 

This fault is one which is very easily acquired and one which 

will sooner or later destroy the best man's eye for the basket; 

therefore, never get into the habit of plugging the ball at the 

backboards or banks. I have in mind several good players who 



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practically ruined their shooting eye, for a time at least, simply 
by plugging the ball at the banks whenever they got a chance to 
shoot. It is also a fault which beginners very easily drop into 
and one which a coach or instructor must continually be on the 
lookout for and guard against. I should say from practical 
experience that a player should not attempt a bank shot unless 
directly underneath his basket or in such a position that he is 
absolutely sure of his angle. Men in the heat of the game and 
in practice forget that if they try to drop the ball through the 
rim on the loop and leave the bank alone that they have two 
chances of making the shot successful. The ball if it does not 
drop through the rim will in many cases bound back against the 
backboard and then into the basket, thus giving the shooter a 
chance of securing a goal both by means of the straight loop 
shot and by aid of the bank. The player who practices shooting 
for the basket and tries to loop the ball over its front rim will be 
surprised to find how many more goals he will make than when 
he plugs the ball at the backboard and trusts to luck (as he does 
in the majority of cases) for hitting the right spot on the board 
which will deflect the sphere through the basket. When he tries 
the latter he has two things to look out for, namely, the right spot 
on the backboard and the angle at which the ball will have to 
pass through the rim of the basket. In the case of the loop shot 
he has only to think of looping the ball over the front rim, with 
the additional advantage of having the backboard behind him 
as an aid should he loop the ball too far. From all positions, 
therefore, except within very short distances from the goal, I 
should say decidedly that the most successful goal thrower will 
be the one who will practice shooting for the basket and leave 
the bank to take care of itself. 

At this point I will say that it is often a good policy for a 
coach to rig up a regulation basket on the end of a pole at the 
proper distance from the floor and away from the wall. The 
players can thus practice shooting baskets without a bank. You 
will readily notice that the ones using the high loop shots are 
those securing the goals, and that those who have been in the 
habit of plugging the ball at the banks seldom secure a good 



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count. When 3^011 observe this point, stop the practice and 
explain to them again the reason why the loop shots are more 
successful than the straight shots and before long you will have 
no difficulty in making your players shoot in this manner. 

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOOP SHOT. 
Heretofore I have been continually emphasizing the dropping 
of the ball through the basket instead of plugging the ball 






^ 



Start of Overhand Loop Shot 



Finish 



straight at it, or by using the bank, and naturally the question 
arises in your mind as to the best manner for accomplishing 
this. It is by means of what I have styled the "overhand loop 
shot" and the one conceded by experts to be the best way for 
shooting goals. 

In performing this shot the ball is thrown upward and for- 



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ward close to the face of the thrower. The ball does not leave 
the hands until they are somewhere in the region of the face 
or above it. In this manner the ball describes a loop as it 
passes through the air and thus enters the basket on an imaginary 
line drawn perpendicular to the diameter of the basket. It has, 
as stated before, the additional advantage of the bank behind the 
basket, if the shot is too long or if not quite straight. 

The best way in which to teach a player the proper use of 
this shot is first to have him shoot the ball straight up into the 
air above his head by passing the two hands containing the ball 
upward and forward close to the face. Do not have him pay any 
attention to the basket, but have him beconi'e accustomed to the 
feeling of the ball leaving his hands in this manner. Do not allow 
him to get into the habit of twisting the ball. Many a shot is 
spoiled in this manner. Players should try to avoid twisting the 
ball in any way. It will sooner or later spoil the shooter's eye 
for the basket, by causing him to form the habit of plugging the 
ball at the bank instead of looping it through the basket. 

Perhaps, as the ball leaves the hands of the beginner who is 
trying to acquire the loop shot, it will revolve slightly as it passes 
through the air. Do not be concerned at this, for it is only 
natural that such should be the case, especially when the sphere 
is thrown from the body with any great force. What I mean 
to emphasize in the above directions is not to give the ball a 
distinctive twist as it leaves the hands. A coach or instructor 
need not pay any great attention to this slight revolving of the 
ball, unless it causes the ball to take a different direction from 
that intended when it strikes the basket or backboard. If such is 
the case, take the player aside, place the ball lightly but firmly 
between the palms of his hands, the fingers serving as supports. 
Have him push the ball straight up over his head. Practice him 
in this movement for some time. Do not allow the men to get 
into the habit of pushing the sphere into the air a little stronger 
with one hand than with the other. Try to secure an even, clean 
raise from both hands straight into the air. If they will keep this 
point in mind they will not have any trouble with the ball going 
sideways as it leaves the hands. 



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At first the players will, no doubt, shoot a little too high. This 
is a good fault and one which will remedy itself as the shooter 
becomes more expert. For beginners, however, it is just what is 
needed. Some men find that if they bend at the knees or jump 
slightly off of the floor when attempting this shot that they 
accomplish their end much more easily than they would other- 
wise. These, however, are all personal characteristics which may 
or may not be adopted by the beginner. Hov/ever, from my own 
experience, I have found that it is easiest for me to accompany 
my shot with a slight spring from the floor. This seems to add 
height to the loop of the shot without changing the direction in 
which the ball is traveling. 

Another caution for beginners at this point is, never to attempt 
long shots. Do not get half way down the floor and try to 
throw goals. If you attempt such a thing the immediate result 
will be poor shooting, caused either by plugging the bank or 
shooting the ball too straight at the basket. Instead, gather 
around the basket anywhere within a 15-foot circle and start your 
practice from this point If you observe the above suggestion you 
will be surprised at the rapidity with which you will acquire 
this art, and thus soon be able to shoot long distances. Always 
keep in mind the following suggestions : 

First — Loop the ball by allowing the hands to pass 
upward and forward close to the face. 

Second — No distinct twist of any kind to the ball. 

Third — Shoot the basket clean and do not pay any 
attention to the bank. 

After you have perfected yourself in the use of the over- 
hand loop, you must, if you wish to become an expert player, 
form the habit of shooting the ball the minute you secure it and 
not wait to adjust it in your hands. You must come to almost 
instinctively feel where the basket is. This sort of knowledge is 
the kind which counts when an opponent is fast bearing down 
on you and you do not have time to aim the ball at the basket 
but must shoot almost without looking. I do not mean by this 
that you should become a grand stand player and shoot without 



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looking at the basket, but rather that in the time of necessity you 
can almost feel where the basket is. Many a goal is secured by 
expert players who shoot immediately upon receiving the ball 
from a team mate and thus before a guard can block them. In 
your haste to shoot the ball, however, do not forget to loop it, 
for in this instance the high loop shot is even more effective than 
at any other time. 



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SHOOTING FROM THE FOUL LINE 

When attempting a goal from the foul line, the shooter should 
always keep in mind the -main point in the previous chapter, that 
of shooting high and looping the ball, and also in addition to 
this, that he has plenty of time in which to make the attempt 
and therefore should not hurry his shot, 

TWO WAYS OF LOOPING THE BALL. 

The looping of the ball may be accomplished either by use of 
the underhand toss or the overhand loop shot. The underhand 
toss, in case of foul shooting, is the shot most commonly used 
by both young and old players when attempting a goal from the 
foul line. When the opponents have a restraining line, such as 
the boundaries of the foul court, it is a very effective shot, 
provided the shooter remembers to toss the ball high enough so 
as to have it drop into the basket. When using this shot, be 
sure that the ball is set evenly in the hands, that is, supported 
easily and lightly by the fingers of both hands, which hold the 
ball on opposite sides rather than underneath. 

With the sphere held thus and the feet spread slightly, bend the 
knees, in order to allow the hands holding the ball to pass be- 
tween them as they descend, preliminary to the upward lift of the 
ball. As the arms are raised, the knees are straightened and the 
ball is looped upward and forward toward the basket. Here 
again be sure not to twist the ball as it leaver the hand, as this 
is liable to spoil the shot. After the shooter has become accus- 
tomed to looping the ball, his next aim should be to try to become 
as accurate as possible, and constant practice is the only solution 
to this problem. 

The overhand loop shot, especially in the East, is quite com- 
monly used in shooting fouls, and by many players it is pr*,- 
ferred to the underhand toss, because it does not necessitate 
changing one's style of shooting from that employed in th^ 
scrimmage. It seems strange that a man who generally uses th* 
overhand loop when shooting from the floor should change hi? 



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Style entirely when he comes to shooting fouls, but this is what 
the majority of players do. The man who does this sooner 
or later makes a failure of one or both styles of shooting goals. 
Therefore, if a player who has scientifically mastered the use 
of the overhand loop shot from the floor will remember to apply 
just the same principles to shooting fouls, he will be surprised to 
note the success he will have in this department of his game. It 
is for this reason that the foremost leaders of the game today 
advocate sticking to one style of shooting and perfecting that one 
style as far as possible, instead of trying and usually failing 
in two or three styles. 

In using this shot from the foul line, some players have dif- 
ficulty in getting enough force into the shot to carry the ball 
up to the basket. They profess not to have strength enough. 
The trouble here again is, that they forget to try first to practice 
for height, and after that for accuracy. Accuracy in shooting will 
develop of itself and no great attention need be paid to it at 
first. If the goal thrower will keep in mind this primary prin- 
ciple, of shooting high and looping the ball by allowing the 
hands holding the ball to pass upward and forward close to the 
face, he will soon be able to shoot the required 15 feet with 
little or no difficulty. The proper way for a foul shooter to stand 
at the foul line when using this shot is with both feet spread com- 
fortably apart, say one or two feet. Just previously to the ball 
leaving the hands and when the elbows are close to the sides and 
the ball is opposite the chest the knees should bend slightly. They 
should straighten as the ball is pushed upward and forward. This 
bending of the knees assists greatly in the shooting, by giving 
?, little elasticity to the movement. Some players, on the other 
hand, will find it advantageous to keep both feet together, stand- 
ing on or back of the foul line when shooting; others will add 
a little hop, but whatever the individual peculiarity the essential 
fact to keep in mind is the looping of the ball. In the overhand 
loop, as in the underhand toss, a valuable point to keep con- 
stantly in mind is the position of the ball in the hands of the 
shooter. It should be practically supported on the palms, with 
the fingers lightly touching its sides. Be sure and see, first of all, 



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that the ball is set evenly in the hands, so that the push upward 
and forward is made clean and smooth and not jerky. If this 
point is carefully watched, much of the crooked foul shooting 
and twisting of the ball as it leaves the hands will be done away 
with. 

DON'T HURRY YOUR SHOT. 

Last, but not least, a player must take plenfy of time to make 
his try for goal. Do not get into the habit of running up to the 
foul line and letting the ball drive at the basket. Take your time, 
get the ball evenly set in your hands, support yourself properly 
on your feet, placed either together or somewhat apart, and then 
make your try. Remember, one point is better than none, and it 
may be that point which your team will need in order to win 
the game. So do not be careless, but take your time and make 
the shot count. 



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CATCHING AND PASSING THE BALL 

Without doubt this department of the game is the one most 
xieglected by both coaches and players alike. The result is that 
many a hard fought contest is lost when it might just as well 
have been turned into a victory had the Dlayer only known how 
to handle the ball, thus avoiding a fumble at a critical moment. 
Coaches must realize that before a man can learn how to success- 
fully shoot a goal he must know how to catch the ball when it 
comes to him. Many a golden opportunity at scoring has been 
lost by this lack of knowledge on the part of players. You can 
no doubt readily recall many instances when a player, if he had 
only caught the ball, could have easily shot a goal and perhaps 
have placed his team on the winning side. 

This fumbling at critical moments is without doubt due to two 
causes ; first, nervousness, as observed in young players, which 
should gradually disappear as the men become more proficient at 
the game ; and, second, lack of knowledge as to the proper man- 
ner of catching the ball when it is passed to them. The former 
difficulty, that of nervousness and fear, is one which the player 
must himself overcome. Self confidence comes with proficiency 
and practice only makes perfect. Of course a coach can instill 
confidence into his men, but he can not remove fear from the in- 
dividual player. The player must do this himself and the best 
manner for him to accomplish this is to practice catching the ball 
both on the side lines and in action. He will thus learn to act 
automatically and reflexly and will not need to think how he 
must hold his hands or how he must draw the ball in to his 
body, etc., when it comes to him in a game. When he has 
acquired the art of catching and passing the ball, the fear of 
making a fumble will soon leave him. One point, however, might 
be mentioned at this time which should prove valuable to coaches. 
Never place your men under an unnecessary tension by threaten- 
ing them with removal from the game, or even greater penalties, 
should they fumble or miss a goal. When a coach does this, he 



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usually works his players into such a nervous state that they can- 
not avoid either fumbling when the ball comes to them, or 
mising a goal when they have an easy chance to score. Try to 
instill confidence into your men, for if they have confidence in 
themselves and in your sincerity they will be able to make a 
much better showing than they would if you are continually nag- 
ging and threatening them. 

The second main cause for fumbling, as previously stated, is 
due to ignorance on the part of players as to the proper method of 
catching and passing the ball. The best way for a coach to 
instruct his men in this department of the game is to have them 
spread out on the floor, preferably in a large circle, and pass 
the ball from one to the other. In catching the ball they should 
allow the hands to give slightly as the ball strikes them. The 
same holds true here as in base ball. Observe the hands of an 
expert ball player when he catches the ball. You will see the 
hands give slightly the moment the ball strikes them. The same 
should be true in the act of catching a basket ball, and should 
be practiced by beginners and others, with whom fumbling is 
decidedly prevalent. The act of allowing the hands to give 
slightly when the bali is caught greatly diminishes the shock 
caused by impact of the ball with the hands and the liability of a 
fumble due to the quick rebounding of the ball from a rigid 
surface. Many a fumble is caused by a player making his hands 
and arms rigid, so that when the ball strikes the open hands there 
is little elasticity and the ball immediately rebounds. 

Another frequent cause for fumbling is the position of the 
hands when the ball is caught. They should practically be in a 
sort of funnel-shaped position with the fingers spread. Never 
try to catch the ball in the fingers. Let it strike the palms and 
use the fingers as supports to hold the ball in contact with the 
palms. The ball as it strikes the hollow of the hand is held there 
by a slight suction together with the fingers, and if this process 
is observed much of the fumbling in the gam'e of today will 
be done away with. 

It is bad policy to hold the hands so that the fingers point 
toward the ball as it is coming in. If the judgment and vision of 



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the catcher does not happen to be absolutely accurate a broken or 
*dislocated finger may be the result. It is decidedly better to have 
the hand held with the fingers slanting downward or upward 
from the palms, so that when the ball strikes the palms the fingers 
can close around the sphere and hold it in place. 

After giving your men the above instructions, allow them to 
pass the ball around the circle for as long a time as you think 





Position of Hands in Catching 



The Underhand Pass 



necessary. Also allow the men to move around on the floor, 
passing the ball as they move. It is not unusual that there should 
be some player especially anxious to make the team, or a little 
farther advanced in the art of the game than the rest, who per- 
sists in plugging the ball at his team mates. When such is the 
case stop the practice and explain the art of passing the ball in the 
following manner : 



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First, remember that in order for a successful pass, the ball 
must come to a player in such a manner that it is easy for him to 
catch it. This certainly is not the case when the ball is thrown 
with full force. Get into the habit of passing the ball with only 
moderate swiftness. Exceptions may, of course, arise in the 
game, as when a player is free at the other end of the ball and 
you wish to get the ball to him in all possible haste. 

Now, as to passing the ball, several styles are used. The low, 
underhand pass, especially for short, swift passes, is without 
doubt the most effective. When using this style, the passer 
should endeavor to throw the ball directly into the pit of his 
colleague's stomach. This is the place where this sort of a pass 
can be easily handled, and, therefore, all players using this style 
of passing, should try accurately to place the ball there. The ball 
is generally thrown from one hand, but sometimes both are 
used. This style of passing is especially effective in working 
floor formations, but as this is described in a later chapter we 
shall leave it for the present. 

The overhand pass is the most effective to use when greater 
distances must be covered. Speed and accuracy are its charac- 
teristics. The ball must get to your team mate, who is at. some 
distance from you, in the shortest possible time. Taking for 
granted that he is able to catch the ball, the only possible way to 
accomplish this is by driving it at him. When passing the ball in 
this manner it should travel above the heads and out of reach 
of all players except the one for which it is intended and should 
be thrown as straight as possible at the intended catcher. One 
great tendency on the part of players using this pass is to throw 
the ball so high that even the intended catcher cannot reach it, 
with the result that it goes out of bounds and is given to a player 
on the opposite side. If you should find that this is true in your 
case or with your men just try to loop the ball in such a manner 
that it will pass over the heads of the rest of the players on the 
floor and drop into the catcher's hands on the other side. Some- 
times it is absolutely necessary for a man to use this overhead 
drive. However, a player must know when to discriminate and 
the only way he can learn this point is by practical experience 



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Pushing the Ball from the Shoulders 



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in the game. Get your men accustomed to throwing the ball in 
this manner the entire length of the gymnasium, by causing half 
of them to stand at each end of the hall while passing and catch- 
ing. Guards especially should be proficient in the use of both of 
these passes and quick to decide which one is advisable. It 
often happens that a forward will escape from his opponent long 
enough to receive such a pass and score a goal, providing he 
has a guard on the team who can get the ball to him in the 
quickest possible manner. 

I know of one team composed of tall players who used this 
style, even in making their short passes, to perfection and were 
thus continually able to keep the ball away from their opponents 
simply by making their passes above the heads of the players 
on the opposing team. In using this style of passing, either one 
or both hands may be used. Generally, for the long swift 
drive or the loop throw, only one hand is used, while for the 
short passes above the heads of the opposing players the two 
hands are used. 

The next most common style of passing is pushing the ball 
from the height of the shoulders. This pass may be classed as 
a part of the underhand toss and is extremely effective in situa- 
tions where a player must immediately get rid of the ball. 

There are also many other styles of passes which can be used 
to good advantage, but most of these can be classed under some 
one of the previously named classes and are the result of long 
and experienced playing. These will be readily acquired as the 
players advance in skill. 

There are several points which players should always remem- 
ber whenever using any style of pass, and these are as follows : 

First, if your team mate is on the run, always pass the ball 
slightly in advance of him, so that he will not be compelled to 
stop in order to catch it. 

Second, never, especially in case of the underhand pass or push 
from the shoulders, fling the ball at your team mate too hard. 
Remember, he is under a strain and the more you can help him, 
the less fumbling he will do. 

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especially hard for anyone to catch a ball coming swiftly toward 
his face. The reflex movements of the head in order to avoid the 
ball necessitates the taking of the eyes off the sphere and thus 
greatly increases the liability to fumble. Any player, unless old 
and experienced at basket ball, when seeing a ball coming at him 
in this manner will unconsciously turn his head and throw up his 
hands to shield his face, thus having little chance of making 
a clean catch. In fact, never get into the habit of making any 
pass which is difficult for your team mates to handle. 

Fourth, acquire accuracy. Practice till you can almost feel 
where your companion is. Do not throw the ball behind him, too 
far in front of him or to the side of him, but instead directly 
to the place where he can most easily handle it. Remember he 
cannot handle the sphere accurately unles he receives a good 
pass from you and you cannot give him a good pass unless you 
are accurate. 

Fifth, practice till you can pass the ball from any position. 
Many players have lost golden opportunities by not passing the 
ball immediately upon catching it. Do not get into the habit 
of adjusting the sphere in your hands or pulling it into your chest 
before throwing it to your team mates. Remember, all such time 
is wasted, and only gives your opponent time t^ cover and block 
you. Fast, accurate passing wins many a game and is the key 
to successful team work. 

It will take a good deal of practice to develop a team which 
can pass properly and without hesitancy, but remember that a 
team composed of good passers, who are only moderate goal 
tossers, is equal to, if not better than, a team of expert goal 
tossers but poor passers. If, on the other hand, you can com- 
bine the two you have a combination which will be hard to beat. 



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THE SELECTION OF FORWARDS, CENTERS 
AND GUARDS 

vin taking up this department of the game, the reader must 
remember that it is absolutely impossible for me to set down a 
list of characteristics which a player must possess before he can 
become a successful forward, center or guard. Some players no 
doubt will unconsciously possess several very good characteristics 
which in themselves would make them good players, if these 
were only properly trained and developed. It is the duty of the 
coach to recognize this characteristic as soon as possible and 
place the player in that particular group trying for that position, 
for which he seems best fitted. It often happens at some later 
practice that the player will exhibit characteristics which have 
heretofore remained unobserved and which will eventually make 
him a more valuable man in some other position. If such should 
ever be the case, do not hesitate to change the man over to the 
group practicing for the position for which he seems best fitted. 
It is only by the closest observation on the part of the coaches 
and the use of this method of interchange of positions that a 
man can be developed into the best player. 

For the first few practices it is generally advisable to allow 
all the men to practice passing without- reference to position, 
catching and shooting the ball in turn. Soon, however, the char- 
acteristics spoken of above and farther discussed later will begin 
to show themselves. As soon as this is the case, separate the 
men into forward, center or guard groups and proceed to instruct 
each group in its own peculiar work. 

In taking up the important and essential characteristics of the 
different groups, I will consider first those of the forwards* 
second those of the guards, and third those of the centers. 

FORWARD. 
Agility and alertness are two of the fundamental and prin- 
cipal characteristics of a forward. I place these characteristics 
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dhoot goals can be cultivated, but the ability to move around 
quickly and perceive accurately are largely native gifts. These 
qualities are very noticeable when it becomes necessary to lose 
his guard, in order to work out formations. Should he happen to 
possess along with the above qualities a natural ability to shoot 
goals, you have a man well suited to fill the position of a for- 
ward. Some time ago it was thought that height was one of 
the main requisites for a forward, but during the past few years 
many small, speedy men have been playing the forward position 
very acceptably, so that this idea no longer prevails. Of course 
height is a great help to a forward, but agility is at least equally 
important in scoring goals. Then again it must not be under- 
stood that a man simply has to possess speed in order to become 
a good forward. All men aspiring to become good forwards must 
possess some ability to shoot goals, otherwise they would be 
utterly useless in this capacity. But, as I have stated above, if 
they possess the fundamentals of this position, they can readily 
become proficient shots by carefully studying and practicing the 
details of the chapter under the heading "The Technique of 
Basket Shooting." 

A forward's ability to co-operate with the other members of 
the team is also another very valuable characteristic which cannot 
be over emphasized. Nowhere on a team can a man do more to 
break up team work by grand stand playing than in a forward's 
position. He should not think that he is the only man on the 
team or that he alone can score. If another man is free and 
closer to the basket than he is, he must be willing to sacrifice his 
own chances of scoring and pass the ball to his team-mate. This 
type of game is the one which wins out, and neither the spectators 
nor the men on the team have very much love for the grand 
stand forward. Ability to dodge an opponent is another of the 
main characteristics of a forward and one which should be 
watched for and carefully trained. The danger is that it will 
lead the player into taking shots when he should pass to a team 
mate who is in a much better position to score. 

Besides the above, a forward must be able to guard fairly 
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both shoot and guard and a forward must be prepared to break 
up this offensive work when the guard attempts it. For this 
reason, it is sometimes fortunate if the forwards have a Httle 
weight and height, although I would not place these character- 
istics before agility and alertness. But if a coach should hap- 
pen to find a man with both, he should have no hesitancy in 
placing him in the proper group for practice. 

A forward must also become so accustomed to being closely 
guarded that he can hold his temper under all conditions, 
and shoot goals from any position in which he happens to 
receive the ball. He must be able to locate the basket almost 
unconsciously from any point, as well as be able to drop the 
sphere through the net whenever the opportunity presents itself. 
He must handle the ball in a clean manner and not fumble at 
critical moments. He must also be able to go down the floor, 
if need be, and start a combination. In fact, he must be on the 
alert all the time, and the man who goes to sleep and simply 
allows his man to guard him had better not try for a forward's 
position. 

GUARD. 

The spirit of self-sacrifice and the ability to receive hard 
knocks without a murmur are two very important characteristics 
which a man must make up his mind to possess if he is going 
to develop into a good guard. No other position on the team 
is so difficult to fill nor so unsatisfactory to play. A guard very 
seldom receives any praise for his work, even though he may 
keep his opponents from scoring a single point. This ability to 
guard an opponent is without doubt the main characteristic of 
a good guard. He must be fast enough to get around his 
forward and not let the latter avoid him when working a 
formation. A guard must be just as speedy on his feet as a 
forward and should continually keep his eyes open for any 
tricks between the center and the forward when he is guarding. 
li he can do this by securing the ball, well and good, but if he 
is not fast enough to do this, he must be fast enough to keep 
his forward from dodging him and thus completing a forma- 
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a guard, but ability both to catch and pass the ball down the 
floor and to work with his team mates in combinations, etc., are 
characteristics almost as important. There is no room in a 
guard position for a grand stand player any more than in a 
forward, and one who can not play with the rest of the players 
on the team might as well not try for this position. 

From my observation of players, I have found that there are 
two types of guards ; first, the running and shooting guard, and 
second, the defense guard. It would seem that the ideal player 
in this position would be one who could do each kind of work. 
The first style, the running and shooting back, especially in the 
position style of game, is one of the most valuable men on the 
team. Besides being a fine guard he must have the ability to 
cover a very large floor surface as well as the ability to shoot 
goals. This type of player is exceedingly valuable to the team, 
since it is usually his duty to start a large majority of the 
combinations for carrying the ball up the floor to his forwards. 
The other style of a back, that of the defense guard, is the one 
usually seen, who simply holds his position on the floor and 
guards his man or any player who may come near his goal. 
He is, without doubt, one of the most valuable men on the team 
and the one who is liable to suffer the severest penalties for 
close guarding and rough playing. He must manifest a generous 
spirit, sacrificing his own interests wholly for that of his team. 
U he possesses the ability to shoot goals from a distance, his 
usefulness will be greatly increased. Weight is a good charac- 
teristic for a guard, as it enables him to stand the hard knocks 
which are sure to come to him. Height, also, if combined with 
the other characteristics, is a good quality and one which gives 
a great advantage, especially if playing a running guard. 

CENTER. 
The man who should be chosen for a center must have all 
the speed of a forward, the guarding abilities of a back, ability 
to score baskets and, in addition, height. Of course, I am 
speaking of an ideal center. He must be a man of cool head, 
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also be able to give signals and tap the ball correctly, so that 
his combinations will take all possible advantage of the weak 
points of the opponents. In fact, he must be about the best all 
round man on the team. He must be exceedingly fast on his 
feet, so as to take proper advantage of his height, and this should 
enable him to be one of the principal point gainers on the 
team. Here again he must be a man who is entirely devoted 
to team play, tapping, passing or shooting, as may be neces- 
sary to secure the goal. This position is not an easy one to 
fill and coaches should be particularly careful in choosing the 
man for it. If the proper man is secured at the beginning of 
the season the team will no doubt be successful, but if a mistake 
is made, it will be exceedingly hard to adjust matters after 
playing has begun. Like a guard, a center must be a man 
who can stand hard knocks and not lose his temper. His posi- 
tion is one of the greatest importance to a team and very often 
unfair means are taken to prevent him from starting combina- 
tions and scoring goals. He must be ready to accept these con- 
ditions when they come, and yet remain cool, for his accuracy 
will determine the effectiveness of most of the combinations 
started from the center position. 



Some candidate may decide after reading this attempt to 
describe the necessary qualities for a forward, center and guard, 
that it is useles for him to try. Suoh a man must remember 
that many of these characteristics are gained only after years 
of effort. The race is not always to those by nature .swift. 
Hard work on your part may so develop those somewhat imper- 
fect qualities that you will be surprised at the progress you 
make. No player makes permanent progress when depending 
upon native ability. Practice makes perfect, for a man is only 
one-fifth of the team, and it is the team which must win. Such 
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TEAM WORK AND FORMATIONS FROM 
THE CENTER 

The first fact to remember, if you are going to round out 
a successful team, is that there must be absolute harmony among 
the players and that they must play together at all times and be 
willing to sacrifice their own chances of scoring a goal if need 
be in order to allow another member of their team to score, 
provided he has a better chance. Team work must be the motto 
from the start. In no other sport can a grand stand player 
prove so detrimental to a team as in basket ball, and in no 
sport does he become more disliked. In a team which consists 
of five men, a few have no possible chance of making a suc- 
cessful record and the best thing it can do is either to get rid 
of these men at once or let them know that unless they co-operate 
with the other members of the quintet they will have to be 
sacrificed for the good of the team. 

A grand stand player is likely to be successful in some of his 
shots, but in the majority of cases he deprives one of his 
team mates of a far surer opportunity to score from a point 
much nearer the goal. In the illustrated formations which 
follow, you will observe how each formation brings the ball up 
:o within a short distance of the goal and thus greatly increases 
t,he chance for a successful shot. However, this must not be 
understood as discouraging long shots. Whenever a player is in 
his section of the playing surface and there is no one of his 
team mates free or there is no possibility of anyone of them 
becoming free, I advocate absolutely the taking of a long shot, 
for the player in possession of the ball has both a chance to 
score a goal without breaking up team work, besides advancing 
the sphere farther down the floor into the region of his own 
goal, where, should he fail in his attempt, one of his team mates 
has a chance to recover the ball on the rebound and attempt a 
basket. But in all things keep the fundamental fact in mind, 
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"Versatility of attack is a basket ball asset," says Dr. James 
Naismith, the originator* of the garne. A team which has 
simply one or two plays cannot begin to cope with an opponent 
which has nine or ten such formations and which can spring 
a new one at any moment. The basket ball season is generally 
too long for a team to go through it successfully unless it has 
a series of plays which will give it a decided advantage in 
scoring points, besides surprising its opponents and putting 
them constantly on the defensive. It is not necessary to load the 
players up with a lot of half-learned combinations in order 
to accomplish this end. Plays may be switched about, the start 
being the same in many instances, but the finish bewilderingly 
different from other formations, thus aiding in confusing your 
opponents. No team can afford to be without a repertoire 
of well-learned formations, drilled by hard, early season prac- 
tice into its guards, forwards and center. When a team without 
such formations are pitted against a trained squad, no matter 
what individual stars the former may possess, the team work 
of the latter is most likely to win. Each man of a trained team 
knows where he is to toss the ball the minute he gets it and 
his team mates know just where to receive the pass, thus 
losing no time or effort. 

Remember, you are not to care who scores the goals for your 
team so long as you secure them. Do not form the habit of 
thinking during a game as to which of your team mates is 
doing the scoring. The work is done for a common cause and 
the guard who is up to date with accurate passes, while defend- 
ing his own team against the scoring efforts of his opponents, is 
entitled to as much credit, if not more, than the basket-throwing 
forward with a long string of goals to his credit. The same 
holds true with the center, who starts the successful formation 
by getting the jump on his opponent. The plaudits of an admir- 
ing gallery are music to the athlete's ear, but team work should 
never be sacrificed for grand stand play. 

In the list of formations which follow I have tried to present 
a few samples of those which I have tried out with teams and 
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advocate that a team should master all of these formations, but 
simply those which it thinks it can use to advantage. One 
caution must be remembered, however, never try and master the 
most difficult ones first. Take the simple, straight forward 
and center plays first. Get two or three of these to perfection, 
then add a few of the harder ones. I have endeavored to 
arrange the plays in the order of difficulty, the simpler ones 
coming first, the more difficult ones following, and it would be 
well if they were learned in this order. Better results will be 
achieved if the team chooses several plays and endeavors to 
master them one at a time, than if it attacks the entire list at 
the start. Then, again, think up new combinations for yourself. 
There is an unlimited list which may be worked up to good 
advantage and which are not given here, as it would be impos- 
sible for any one to write down all the possible combinations. 
Then, too, it would be more confusing than helpful. 

In explaining the following formations, for the sake of 
brevity I will simply describe the way in which the plays work 
out on the right hand side of the floor, as illustrated in the 
sketch. The reader can thus readily see by the accompanying 
diagram that they can be worked out equally well on the oppo- 
site side of the floor. In working out these formations, it is 
never a good policy to run ofi^ too many similar plays in suc- 
cesion, where the center delivers the ball to any one forward or 
guard. If this is done, you will find that the players on the 
opposite team are liable to guard these men so closely that your 
formations are in danger of being broken up. You will have 
much better success if you can mix" them up, so that the ball is 
delivered first to a forward, then to a guard, etc. 

The following directions hold true for all formations illus- 
trated herein: 

— : — -— Center ,....No. 1 

Direction of ball. ^^ „ 

Left Forward. . . .No. 2 

Right Forward . . .No. 3 

Direction of player to receive ball. j^^^^ Guard No. 4 

_ -- — RightGuard No. 5 

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STRAIGHT CENTER FORWARD. 

This play is an example of how a single pass may be 
turned into a successful and puzzling formation, providing the 
forwards know how to deceive their guards. The forward who 
is to receive the ball from the center must start as if to 
sprint down the floor and near the side line and after going 
several steps, circle quickly inward so as to be close to the 
basket in time to receive the sphere as it is passed to him by 
the center. 

Center (No. i) taps the ball to right forward (No. 3), who, 
after circling, makes a trial at goal. Left forward (No. 2), on 
the other side, runs up in the same manner as right forward 
(No. 3), circles and takes up his position on the opposite side 
of the goal to right forward (No. 3). Center (No. i), after 
tapping the ball to right forward (No. 3), takes up his position 
in front of the goal, where he can take a try at the goal, 
should either Nos. 3 or 2 miss in their attempts. The guards 
in this play simply stand ready down th:. floor to pass the ball 
back to one of their forwards or center should the ball come 
their way. 

This style of play can be made very effective, indeed, if the 
forwards and center are fully awake, but it 33 useless if the 
forwards are asleep and cannot avoid their guards. Forwards 
find it much easier to avoid their guards if in any way they 
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STRAIGHT DOUBLE FORWARD. 

Center (No. i) taps the ball to left forward (No. 2), who 
advances to the position indicated in the diagram the instant 
the ball is thrown into the air. Right forward (No. 3) at the 
same time takes up the position left vacant by left forward 
(No, 2). As soon as left forward (No. 2) gets the ball from 
center (No. i) he passes it back to right forward (No. 3), 
who tries for goal, providing he is not blocked. Should he be 
covered, he passes the ball to center (No. i), who has by this 
time reached a position on the opposite side of the floor from 
right forward (No. 3). Left forward (No. 2), as soon as 
possible after passing the ball to right forward (No. 3), takes 
up his position directly in front of the basket and is ready to 
try for a goal, if either right forward (No. 3) or center (No. 
i) should miss. Here we have a shooting triangle composed 
of Nos. 3, I and 2, which is an exceedingly hard combination 
for any set of guards to break up, providing the play is run 
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STRAIGHT FORWARD CENTER. 

This play can be made ver)^ effective if used either after a 
forward or guard play has been worked. It requires exceed- 
ingly fast work on the part of the center, but can be worked 
with great success. If he can be depended upon, right forward 
(No. 3), when passing the ball to the center going down the 
floor, must remember to pass the ball slightly in front of him 
(the center), in order that he (the center) may not need to 
stop to catch the ball, but can make his try for goal while on 
the run. 

Center (No. i) taps the ball to right forward (No. 3), who 
comes up the floor on the run to receive the pass and who in 
turn returns it to center (No. i) as he goes down the floor 
toward his own goal, from which position he attempts a goal. 
Left forward (No. 2), on the other side, aids in the play by 
running down the floor, as shown in the diagram, circling 
quickly and returning to the left side of the basket, from which 
position he can take a shot at the goal, should the center (No. 
i) by any means happen to fail. Right forward (No. 3), 
after passing the ball to the center, who is going down the 
floor, darts for a position directly in front of the basket and 
thus makes the third unit in the triangular shooting formation, 
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FORWARD CROSS CENTER. 

This formation requires an exceedingly fast center man in 
order to be successful, but when worked correctly is almost a 
sure point gainer. Center (No. i) taps the ball to left forward 
(No. 2), who in turn lobs it over to center (No. i) again, who 
nas dodged his man and run up the floor to a place of advan- 
tage under his own basket, as shown by the diagram. From this 
position he tries for a goal. The minute left forward (No. 2) 
dashes up the floor to receive the tap from center (No. i), right 
forward (No. 3) crosses over and takes the position left vacant 
by left forward (No. 2). Left forward (No. 2), after lobbing 
the ball to center (No. i). dashes down the floor and takes up 
his place in front of the goal, thereby completing the trian- 
gular shooting formation. Center (No. i), if blocked, so that 
he cannot try for a goal, can thus pass to either right forward 
(No. 3) or to left forward (No. 2), who can then shoot. Speed 
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STRAIGHT GUARD FORWARD. 

This play is one often used and can be made very effective, 
providing the forwards are able to lose their guards long 
enough to receive the ball from the center and try for a goal. 
The guard who comes up the floor to receive the ball from the 
center must remember, however, that immediately after making 
the pass to left forward (No. 2) he must, even without looking 
to see if the play has ben successful, dart back and cover his 
man. 

Center (No. i) taps to right guard (No. 5), who comes up 
the floor to receive the pass and who in turn drives the ball to 
right forward (No. 3), who receives the ball after losing his 
guard and makes a try for a goal. Right guard (No. 5) con- 
tinues on up the floor to a position in front of the goal, where 
he can try for a shot should right forward (No. 3) by any 
chance miss it. Left forward (No. 2), immediately upon the 
toss-up, in an attempt to lose his guard, makes a feint to go 
down the floor, but turns after taking several steps as shown, 
and darts for the basket on the left side of the court and thus 
completes the triangular shooting formation again. If right 
guard (No. 5) is found to be too slow in getting back to his man 
after receiving the tap from center (No. i) and passing to right 
forward (No. 3), it would be a good plan to have him con- 
tinue on up the floor in center's (No. i) place. Center (No. i) 
in turn then will fall back to guard right guard's (No. 5) man. 
Right guard (No. 5) thus takes up his place in front of the 
goal, where center (No. i) would otherwise be. No. 5 must, 
however, also keep a sharp lookout on the opposing team's 
center man whom he is to guard until he can exchange places 
again with his own center (No. i). This latter change is a 
decidedly fast play and a good one, providing the center and 
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GUARD FORWARD CRISS-CROSS. 

Great care must be taken in using too many of this sort of 
plays, as it necessitates the guard going up the floor to receive 
the ball on the backward tap, leaving his forward practically 
free. Should the opposing center manage to get the tap it would 
give the free forward an easy chance to score a goal. Should 
this happen, as it is very likely to, the guard v/ho has gone up 
the floor after the ball must follow the ball immediately and 
spoil if possible any chance which the free forward may have 
of shooting a basket. The different plays starting in this man- 
ner, however, if correctly worked, can be made extremely effec- 
tive, especially after several formations have been worked which 
require the ball being tapped forward. 

Center (No. i) taps the ball to right guard (No. 5), who 
comes up the floor on the run to receive the ball. He in turn 
passes it to left forward (No. 2), who crossed over with right 
forward (No. 3) when the ball was tossed up. Center (No. i), 
after tapping the ball back, sprints to a position in front of the 
goal, thus completing again the triangular shooting formation 
and thus giving right forward (No. 3) and center (No. i) a 
chance to try for a goal if left forward (No. 2) should fail in 
his attempt. This formation will require some very fast work 
on the part of the forwards, who may even have to make their 
try at goal by using the overhead toss. But when they get so 
they can almost feel where the basket is, it is a very effective 
formation. Right guard (No. 5), after passing the ball to left 
forward (No. 2), must be sure and sprint back and take up his 
original guard positon, as shown in the diagram. 



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GUARD CROSS CENTER. 

This formation is really only another part of the criss-cross 
forward formation, although it has several points which make 
it of great value, providing you have a center who is fast enough 
to tap the ball back to right guard (No. 5) and receive it again 
over his shoulder while on the run from right guard (No. s). 
If right guard (No. 5), in making the pass to center (No. i), 
will lob the ball slightly, the effectiveness of the play will be 
greatly increased. 

Center (No. i) taps the ball back to right guard (No. 5), 
who advances to receive it, after which he immediately lobs i. 
back to center (No. i) going down the floor, who makes a try 
at goal. The amount of ground which the center will be able to 
cover and the closeness with which he is able to get to his 
basket depends entirely upon himself, and for this reason a 
center man, in order to make this play effective, must be 
decidedly fast on his feet. Left forward (No. 2) crosses over 
out of center's (No. i) way to the other side of the goal, where 
he can attempt a goal should center (No. i) miss, while right 
guard (No. 5) continues on up the floor after delivering the 
ball to center (No. i) to a place of advantage in front of the 
goal, thus again completing the triangular shooting formation. 
Right forward (No. 3), as soon as the ball is tapped to left 
guard (No. 4), sprints down the floor on the outside of the^ 
court to take up the position left open by right guard (No. 5), 



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FORWARD CROSS GUARD. 

This play depends largely upon the ability of right guard (No. 
5) to deceive his forward so that he will not follow him up the 
floor. Right guard (No. 5) should be careful and not give the 
play away by starting up the floor too soon, but when he does 
go up, he should run in a sort of a curved fashion, as shown, 
along outside of the floor and not shoot in toward the basket 
until well down the floor. By doing this he both deceives his 
forward and is able to get down the floor quicker, besides giving 
right forward (No. 3), who circles inward, a chance to get 
down the floor and thus cover the position left open by right 
guard (No. 5). 

Center (No. i) taps the ball to left forward (No. 2), who has 
come up in the usual fashion to receive the ball and who in 
turn lobs it over to right guard (No, 5) coming down the floor 
for a try at goal. Center (No. i), after tapping the ball to left 
forward (No. 2), sprints for a position on the opposite side of 
the goal from right guard (No. 5), while left forward (No. 2), 
after passing to right guard (No. 5), takes up his place in 
front of the goal, thus again completing the triangular forma- 
tion and giving Nos. i and 2 a chance to score should right 
guard (No. 5) fail in his attempt. Right forward (No. 3), of 
course, as stated before, must instantly cover the position left 
open by right guard (No. 5) going down the floor. This play can 
be made most effective if worked correctly. It is both simple to 
the team working it and complex to the team against which it is 
worked, for an opposing team generally gets more or less con- 
fused when they find a guard going up the floor and scoring 
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FORWARD STRAIGHT GUARD. 

Center (No. i) taps ball to left forward (No. 2), who comes 
up in the usual way to receive it, after which he passes it to 
left guard (No. 4), who has by this time reached a position 
close to the goal, where he takes his shot. Center (No. i), after 
tapping the ball to left forward (No. 2), sprints for a place on 
the opposite' side of the basket from left guard (No. 4), who 
has come down the floor, while right forward (No. 3), after 
making a short fake at sprinting down the floor, circles and 
takes up his place in front of the goal, thus again finishing out 
the triangular shooting formation and giving Nos. i and 3 a 
chance to score should left guard (No. 4) fail in his attempt. 
One important fact which must be observed in the working of 
this combination, if it is to be successful, is that left forward 
(No. 2), after passing the ball to left guard (No. 4), must con- 
tinue en down the floor and occupy the guard position left vacant 
by left guard (No. 4). If left forward (No. 2) fails to do this 
and a goal is not scored by one of the shooting triangle, the 
chances are that No. 4's man, who has been left free by going up 
the floor, will receive the ball on -^ oass from one of his guards 
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FORWARD GUARD CROSS GUARD. 

This play is known as the double guard shift and can be made 
extremely effective if the forwards will keep in their mind the 
fact that they must cover the positions left vacant by the 
guards who have gone up the floor. 

Center (No. i) taps the ball to left forward (No. 2), who runs 
up to receive it; left forward (No. 2) immediately passes it 
backward to left guard (No. 4), who has come down the floor, 
and who in turn passes it across to right guard (No. 5), who has 
also come down the floor on the opposite side of the court. 
Immediately upon the toss-up, right forward (No. 3) shoots 
down the floor to cover the place left open by right guard (No. 
5) going up the floor. Left forward (No. 2), after passing the 
ball to left guard (No. 4), covers the latter's position, while 
center (No. i) takes up his place on the opposite side of the 
basket from right guard (No. 5), where he can make a try for 
a goal if right guard (No. 5) misses. After left guard (No. 4) 
passes the ball to right guard (No. 5) he takes up his position in 
front of the basket, and thus we have again the timeworn tri- 
angular shooting combination, which, if worked correctly, is 
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TRAINING A TEAM 

The training of a successful team in basket ball, as in other 
sports, depends equally upon coach and team. The coach must 
know his men and have confidence in them. His treatment of 
the various players must be open and square, never revealing 
either favoritism or spite. A player's success depends so much 
upon his mental attitude and temper, that the coach must see to 
it that no criticism passes his lips during the playing period, 
but only words of warmest encouragement. 

The physical condition of the players is likewise a very impor- 
tant matter. The coach ought to be an expert in matters of 
personal hygiene, diet and exercise, so that he may advise the 
men concerning their personal habits and training. Every game 
has its own requirements, and many a game is lost because 
endurance fails and a man becomes useless. 

The players must also have confidence in the coach. This alone 
will instill that never-give-up spirit into a team, even in the 
face of probable defeat. Nothing so destroys co-ordination, both 
in passing and in trying for goals, as anger or a feeling of dis- 
couragement. Confidence begets confidence, and no coach can 
hope to enjoy what he fails to give. But many a game is pulled 
out in the last few minutes of play by simply plugging away, 
when it seemed, as if nothing but defeat could be the result. 
Therefore, a coach must win the men's confidence by letting 
them see that he has confidence in them, and that his only motive 
is to put the fastest possible team on the floor. Then watch them 
closely and inspire in them that never-die quality which is so 
characteristic of American sport. 

Team work is also an absolutely essential factor in this 
training process. This involves harmony of feeling as well as 
co-operation in action. 

There should always be the warmest of feeling between the 
coach and all members on the team. Remember, a successful 
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among the various members as to who does the shooting. It 
'should be absolutely immaterial who scores the goals so long as 
your team secures them, and if you work with this spirit, success 
must crown your efforts. 

Condition, of course, is one of the great factors which con- 
tributes towards a team's success. Men can never expect to 
play basket ball if they keep late hours, smoke, drink or dissipate 
in any other manner. Sleep is an essential factor in rounding 
mien into proper condition. Unless men have enough sleep to 
make up for the energy which they have expended, they cannot 
be expected to be in playing form. I have known several players 
who have smoked and drank, but they never reached the height 
of success which they would in all probability have reached had 
they not so indulged. All these habits injure the "wind" and 
wind is one of the prime requisites of a successful basket ball 
player. It is not a question any more as to whether a man can 
dissipate and still play his best game. It is absolutely essential 
that he must either sacrifice basket ball or these habits. 

Now let us consider how "wind" can most readily be acquired. 
In the first place "wind" acquired by long distance running is 
not basket ball wind. I have heard of a coach who had his men 
run a mile or more every practice night in order to work up 
their wind. The result was that he had good track men but 
poor basket ball players, because the work on the basket ball 
court, with its quick starting and stopping, requires entirely 
different co-ordination from the long stride of distance running, 
and this for the reason that it brings many more groups of 
muscles into play. For this reason I have always advocated 
floor work to develop the wind. I have several plays illustrated 
in this chapter which I have used with great success in rounding 
teams into shape in this regard. As you will no doubt observe, 
the ball is out of bounds under their opponents' basket in these 
plays and the home team has to work it up to a position under 
their own goal before a shot is taken. By this method the men 
come to know just where their companions on the team should 
be, with the result that they soon pass the ball instinctively to 
other players. The working of these formations up and down 



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the floor for ten or fifteen minutes previous to a scrimmage, will 
tire out even the more advanced players and it has always 
proved a great "wind" developer for me and my teams. Besides 
developing the wind, the formations also get the different men 
used to the place they ought to occupy on the floor when on 
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opponents' basket. In this way they are often able to run 
off a combination or at least start one in a game from such a 
place of disadvantage. Otherwise they would have to depend 
upon luck to work the sphere up to their own half of the floor 
and away from that of their opponents. The signal for this sort 
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the ball out of bounds, as No. i or No. 2, etc., just as the oppor- 
tunity arises for this or that combination to be worked success- 
fully. I have numbered the formations so that there will be nc 
difficulty in knowing what formation is to be worked when the 
ball is passed in bounds. As soon as every player on the 
team hears the number he darts for the position called for by 
that particular combination. 

You will notice that in all of the foregoing formations, I 
have given the ball to the left guard out of bounds. This is not 
always essential. You can either give it to a center or to right 
guard, but it should be at least one of these three. The other 
four men inside the court should be lined up, two on each side, 
with the center of the floor left vacant through which the man 
passing the ball in from out of bounds may run. 

This is one point where many teams make a bad mistake, 
namely, that of bunching in the center. You will find that if 
you leave the center of the floor to be taken care of by the 
man who has passed the ball in bounds, and allow the other 
members of the team to play along the sides until they are within 
a radius of, say fifteen feet of the basket, you will be able to 
pass with very little difficulty around most of the teams which 
bunch their men in the center of the floor. I do not mean to 
say that a forward or guard should never go into the center 
after the ball, but what I do mean is, that after he has secured 
the ball and passed it to one of his companions on the outside 
of the court, he should resume his position on the outside where 
he can participate in the passing. The center man should always 
be in the center of the floor, to aid in getting the sphere from 
one side of the floor to the other by short, quick passes. The man 
who is assigned this center place must be an exceeding fast 
man on his feet, besides being able to pass equally well on both 
sides. He must also have a good eye for the basket, as he will 
get many chances to score, and unless he can turn the majority 
of these chances into points he cannot be considered a success in 
this critical position. 

It often happens that among the candidates trying for posi- 
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jump and guard a man well, but who is slow on his feet 
Along with this sort of a man, you may find a short guard who 
is exceedingly fast on his feet besides being a good goal 
thrower. If such should be the case, your problem is an easy 
one. Let the big center man as soon as he starts the ball rolling 
from the center, as shown in the combinations in the following 
chapter, drop back and cover the short guard's forward, while 
the latter goes up the floor and finishes out the combination, 
just as the center man would have done had he been fast 
enough. Very often this case happens, and if it does, do not 
hesitate to take advantage of it. In the floor combinations 
illustrated in this chapter, the left guard was the fastest man 
on the floor and thus was placed at the running guard position, 
where he scored more goals than either of the forwards or 
center. The center man must, however, be very sure to cover 
the guard's forward when using this style of play, as must 
also the guard be sure to cover the opposing team's center when 
they have the ball. 

After the team has practiced these floor combinations for 
some time and have begun to show signs of endurance, it is 
generally a good policy to let them have a little scrimmage 
practice, say, one full twenty-minute half. At the beginning of 
the season, however, it would be well if most of the time was 
spent on working out the floor formations until the men become 
accustomed to the proper locations of their team mates. After 
they have acquired this knowledge it is generally well to give 
them a few of the simpler center combinations, illustrated in 
the following chapter. After a week or ten days of such work 
they will have begun to know each other and then is the time 
when the coach should get them down to good hard scrimmage 
work. But above all things have the men know several forma- 
tions from the center and out of bounds perfectly before they 
are placed at hard scrimmage. Do not be afraid, on the other 
hand, of giving them too much scrimmage work when endurance 
and wind justify it. Often it is best to give them a complete 
game twice a week, besides runing through their signals from 
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This, however, is a point which each coach must decide for 
himself. 

As the season progresses the coach will have to keep a sharp 
lookout on his men to see if any of them are showing signs 
of staleness. A coach who is awake can easily detect this fault 
in his men. When such signs appear, either give the men a 
complete rest for a week or so or else cut down their scrimmage 
work and let them practice during the whole period on signal 
work, combinations from the center and shooting. One team 
which I coached for the championship of the State thus showed 
signs of becoming stale just previous to its final championship 
game. I immediately gave up all scrimmage work on the two 
afternoons each week in which they practised and simply gave 
them exercise in running through their combinations and shoot- 
ing. Some of the men came to me and begged to be allowed to 
have some scrimmage work and even the manager, who happened 
to be a teacher in the high school, thought that they ought to 
have some scrimmage work in order to get into trim for the big 
game. My reasons prevailed in this case, with the following 
result : When the game finally came off, the players were so 
anxious to get into the fray again, that when the whistle blew 
for the game to start, they literally took their opponents off of 
their feet with their speed. And throughout the entire game 
they played like fiends, were after the ball all the time, guarding 
their opponents when they had the ball, and were so superior to 
their opponents in their passing and combination work that they 
had no difficulty in winning the championship. And right here 
let me put in a word about getting the jump on your opponents 
at the start. Don't wait for them to score a goal, but make up 
your mind that it is going to be your team which will do the 
first scoring. The first goal scored is generally worth any other 
two in the entire contest, so make up your mind when you 
go into the game that it is going to be your team which scores 
the first goal. 

In conclusion, let me say a word about dieting. I have never 
found that it was essential to put a bunch of basket ball players 
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should be limited in their consumption of candy, sweetmeats and 
pastry, and especially before a game do not allow them to eat a 
heavy meal. Players, however, who have their school's interest 
at heart will not need to be talked to more than once on this 
side of the question. The best thing for a player to eat previous 
to a game is two dropped eggs on toast and these should be 
eaten not less than an hour before the contest. They rest easy 
on the stomach and are easily and readily digested, besides giving 
the player sufficient energy. If, however, you should happen to 
notice that a certain player is not up to his usual condition and 
alertness in practice previous to the game and you want to 
bring him up if possible, I have found that giving him a couple 
of lumps of sugar will generally give him the energy which he 
lacks within half an hour from the time of eating. I know 
of several cases where it has braced up men during a contest 
with absolutely no ill effects afterwards. 

But a final word to coaches or those in charge of the team. 
Never criticize a player for a mistake in the heat of the con- 
test, or shortly afterwards, or before the rest of the team. If 
you need to speak to him at the time, take him aside and talk 
to him in the right manner. He will then not resent what you 
have to say to him and will not feel hurt, but will do his best 
not to make the mistake again. And lastly do not be afraid to 
give praise where praise is due. Some coaches never compli- 
ment their players on their fine work. Remember, players are 
human, and when they do a good piece of work they like to be 
told about it, especially by the coach who, in many cases, is a 
hero to them. A pat on the shoulder by my coach has been 
more to me than all the applause from the gallery. 




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FORMATIONS FOR PUTTING BALL IN 
PLAY FROM OUT OF BOUNDS 

DIRECT SIDE-CENTER PASS. 
Left Guard (No. 4) has the ball out of bounds under his op- 
ponents' basket. He passes it to center (No. i), who has taken 
up his place on the left side of the court. Center immediately and 
without hesitating drives it to left forward (No. 2), who has 
advanced down the floor toward his own goal and along the 
outside of the court, who in turn attempts a goal. It is abso- 
lutely necessary that the left forward (No. 2) in taking this 
pass, catch it while facing outward. He will then, in attempting 
to turn in toward his own goal, throw off any opponent who 
might be hanging on to him and thus have a clear chance to 
throw a goal. Some forwards get very proficient in making 
this fast shot and it is very liable to come in handy some time 
when just such a goal will mean victory to a team. Left guard 
(No. 4), who passed the ball in from out of bounds, continues 
up the floor through the center after making the pass, to a 
point as near in front of the goal as possible, where he can be 
of assistance to left forward (No. 2) should he fail in his 
attempt to score a goal. Right forward (No, 3), on the right 
side of the floor, darts down the floor to a position on the right 
side of the basket as soon as the ball is passed in play, where 
he, too, can be of assistance to either the left forward or left 
guard, who has come down the floor in case they should fail to 
score. Center (No. i) and right guard (No. 5) are the men 
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CRISS-CROSS FORWARD PASS. 
Left guard (No. 4) has the ball out of bounds under his 
opponents' goal. He passes it in to center (No. i) in the left 
hand corner of the court, who in turn gives it back to him (left 
guard, No. 4) as he goes down the floor. If the left guard man is 
especially fast on his feet he will get near enough to his basket 
to take a shot before the ball can reach him from the center 
man. If he does not get close enough to the goal to insure even 
a moderate degree of success to his attempt, he can pass the 
ball to either forward and thus complete the formation. The 
play, however, is primarily one in which the left guard does 
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SINGLE SIDE CROSS FORWARD. 
Left guard (No. 4) has the ball out of bounds under his 
opponents' basket; he passes it in to center (No. i) in the left 
hand corner of the court, who in turn gives it back to left guard 
(No. 4) as he goes down the floor. Left guard (No. 4) then 
shoots it to right guard (No. 5), who comes down the floor on 
the right side of him, and he in turn passes it over to left 
forward (No. 2), who by this time has reached a place of 
advantage under his goal and from which position he shoots. 
Left guard (No. 4) continues straight down the floor until 
within a short distance in front of the goal. Right forward 
(No. 3) takes up his position on his side of the goal and again 
we have a hard goal shooting formation to break up. Right 
guard (No. 5), after passing the ball to left forward (No. 2), 
must go back down the floor and guard his man. In this case 
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SIDE DIAGONAL PASS. 

Left guard (No. 4) has the ball out of bounds under his 
opponents' basket. He passes it in to right guard (No. 5), who 
in turn passes it back to left guard (No. 4), who has continued 
on down the floor through the center, after passing the ball in 
bounds. Left guard (No. 4) then passes the ball back to right 
guard (No. 5), who has also continued down the floor, but on 
the right side to about the center, from which position he passes 
it over to the left forward (No. 2), on the opposite side of the 
court, who can either attempt a goal or pass it back to left 
guard (No. 4) as he comes down the floor. Right guard (No, 
S), after passing the ball to left forward (No. 2), darts back 
and covers his man until further development arises. Right 
forward (No. 3), as soon as the ball is passed in bounds, 
sprints for his position on the right side of the l^asket, thus 
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DIRECT SIDE PASS. 
Left guard (No. 4) has the ball out of bounds under his 
opponents' basket. He passes it in to center (No. i ), who makes 
a high loop throw to the opposite corner of the room, where 
right guard (No. 5) receives the ball after sprinting down the 
floor. From this position right guard attempts a goal. This 
play will require some very fast footwork on the part of right 
guard (No. 5) and some accurate passing on the part of the 
player passing the ball, but if these two can work together 
so that right guard will get to the corner just as the ball gets 
there the play can be made most effective. Left guard (No. 
4), after passing the ball to center (No. i), continues down the 
floor until he reaches a place in front of the basket. Left 
forward (No. 2) takes up his place on the left side of the goal 
and thus we have three men again in front or around the basket 
ready to take their try at scoring a goal. One important point 
which is vital to the success of -this play is that right forward 
(No. 3) must dart down the floor and cover left forward of 
the opponents, while the latter is playing forward and must 
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This diagram is merely to show the position of the men on 
the floor when the ball is out -of bounds under your opponents' 
goal or tlie position from which the floor formations are to be 
started. The whole team moves down the floor as a unit as the 
ball is passed in bounds and thus the various formations are 
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THE POSITION STYLE OF GAME 

Before concluding the writer feels it imperative to say some- 
thing at least about the position style of game which is rapidly 
growing in favor in the eastern part of the United States. The 
advantage of this style of play is that it allows the men more 
time for rest, not compelling them to follow an opponent who 
is not in possession of the ball. This is especially true in case 
of the guards. We very often observe a guard who stands and 
watches his forward without regard to where the ball is. This 
style of game would have no use for this kind of a guard, and 
in fact no style of play should. The game of basket ball, it 
seems to me, does not consist in simply guarding an opponent, 
but also in getting into the passing and team work. 

In this style of game the floor is divided off by imaginary 
lines as follows : 



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You will notice that there is a narrower space through the 
center than on either side. This space is the one through which 
the fastest man on the team must play. He must have as 
nearly as possible the qualities of a center, forward and guard 
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the fastest man, and therefore his place during the game will 
be in the territory through the middle of the floor. The right 
and left forwards will have positions similar to those assigned 
above, while the right and left guards will take up their 
positions in their opponents' territory as shown. With the team 
in this position on the floor it can be seen that r:very man has 
a place which he must fill, while the person with the ball can 
pass it without looking to that particular spot where his com- 
panion is supposed to be. The whole five men by this method 
are tied together in such a manner that they constitute a unit, 
and the success of the game depends entirely upon each playing 
his part in the machine. 

Let us take for example a team with the ball in their posses- 
sion working it up the floor. (See No. 1 on opposite page.^ 

As shown here, the entire team shifts its position as a whole 
up the floor as the ball is passed back and forth. Right and 
left guards move up to a position on the floor not further than 
the center, while the forwards and center go still further up, 
and in this manner the integrity is preserved, so that at any 
moment should the opponents by any mishap happen to secure 
the ball, the entire team can swing back to the defensive. This 
would be as shown in No. 2. (Notice triangular defense Cx).) 

The ball is illustrated as being in possession of the opponents. 

Here the two guards have swung down the floor again to a 
position where their united efforts, together with those of the 
center, make it almost impossible for an opponent to get a 
clean shot at the basket. Right guard (No. 5), center (No. i) 
and left guard (No. 4), when on the defensive, form sort of a 
triangle, and this style of defense is one of the most difficult to 
break up. The forwards, it will be observed, take up fheir 
position near the center of the floor on their respective sides, 
so that they can break up the long shots as much as possible. 
In this manner almost every space to which a clean shot can 
be taken on the floor is occupied by one cf the defensive men. 
Of course, I do not want the reader to misunderstand me, 
and think I mean that a player should not go out of his par- 
ticular space to help a team mate should two of the opposing 
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have stated before, depends largely upon co-operation, and a 
player, especially the center man, must be fast enough to get 
to either side of the floor to help either guard or forward- 
This style of game has no place for the grand stand player. 

Another precaution which must be remembered when trying 
out this style is that the guard must never allow one of the 
opposition forwards to get behind him and under his own 
basket. If a forward does get behind the guard, simply fall 
back in your place of defense and stay there. The forwards, 
on the other hand, when on the aggressive, must remember that 
they should break away from their guards as much as possible 
and go down underneath their own basket on the outside of the 
floor. Much greater success is achieved if the forwards alter- 
nate in doing this. 

A coach or player trying to learn this style of play must keep 
in mind that it is not to be mastered at one single practice, nor 
in fact in a whole year. If, however, a team will keep at it 
faithfully the results will show not only in conserving the wind 
of the players, who will be able to stand the strain of the game 
longer because of the fact that they are not obliged to follow 
a man around all the time, but also upon the team work. One 
important fact, however, must not be overlooked. You must 
get the right kind of man for the center player. If your center 
man does not happen to be fast enough or cannot use his head 
one of the guards should be used, who, after the combination is 
started from the center, falls into the center space and plays 
the part of the center while the latter falls into the guard's 
place and plays this position until a goal is scored by one of 
the teams. This will be found to work as well really as if the 
center were used. 

In fine, this style of play calls for more sacrifice of personal 
feelings and chances for glory than any other, yet if you can 
get the men on the team who will sacrifice their personal vanity, 
you can rest assured that the result in the end will be success 
for the entire team instead of success for any particular grand 
stand player on the team. Co-operation must be the slogan 
in all sorts of basket ball combinations, but in no one, perhaps, 
are they so necessary or so effective as in this style. 



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DUTIES OF THE CAPTAIN 

By Edwin S. Conner, Cleveland, Ohio. 

The captain is the important man when it comes to the game. 
Generally he is elected to the position because his team-mates 
think that he will make the best leader. After such a place is 
given him he must show by his actions and bearing that he 
means to give the best that is in him for the interest of the 
team. No man of the squad is more interested and more eager 
to turn out a winner than he is. So it is up to him to keep the 
spirit at top-notch all the time. To do this, it is well for him 
to show a dash, an alertness and a fight which will spur, the 
others on. He must know the rules so well that he is able to 
tell what they are at a minute's notice. With fair play on his 
lips and a determination to set the pace for the others, he will 
make a good captain. 

His real work comes as soon as the team is on the floor. 
From then until the end of the game, he is the master of every 
situation which may arise. At the beginning of the game it is 
well to flip a coin for choice of goal and to have an understand- 
ing with the opposing captain in the presence of the officials 
about the rules and ground rules necessary for the contest. Call 
the men together and explain the conditions under which the 
game is to be played. With everything well agreed upon the 
game ought to run off quickly and smoothly. With the first 
blow of the whistle, the captain should assume all rights of his 
position and see to it that they are strictly carried out, H an 
appeal is to be made to an official, it should be made the right 
way, then the captain should weigh it well before going to the 
official. Unless a decision is directly contrary to the rules, it is 
best to make the disputes as few as possible. 

While the game is in progress the captain must direct the play 
the best that he knows how. H things are breaking badly, call 
the players together, for some of them may see a way out. Do 
not depend upon the coach too much. He will probably be 




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ready to give advice between halves. Keep a close watch on 
the plays and players. Often the game will drop down because 
a man is all in or is shirking. In either case the quicker he gets 
out the better. A substitute will play a stronger game. 

When on the defense, work hard to solve the opponents' sys- 
tem of play. The minute that you find something that will 
break it up, let the others know. If on the offensive, you find 
that they are breaking up your style of play, do not hesitate 
about changing it. Keep the others guessing. 

Treat the visitors as well as you can. Keep their best respect 
by showing them that you are glad to meet them. At the time 
when a dicker is made for choice of goal, the courtesy of grant- 
ing the visitors their choice is always appreciated. Never look 
for an advantage unless you realize that your team is weaker. 
There is always a lot of pleasure in defeating a team with its 
strongest line-up. 

If you are going to play a game, don't protest it before the 
game. Either play or quit. Protests are never in good taste or 
in the true spirit of the game. 

As soon as the game is over; call the men together and give 
a yell. Show your opponents that you are game to the core 
whether you win or lose. Teams that can take a defeat are the 
ones which ought to win. Never leave the floor disgusted 
because things did not break your way. Begin right then plan- 
ning for the next game. Your turn will come later. 

In choosing a line-up it is well to consider what constitutes a 
good player. If a man is in condition, knows the game and 
likes to play, he will generally make good. Sometimes men who 
are out of condition play well, but what could they do if they 
were in good shape. The training of the captain often decides 
what will be good for the others. If he is willing to sacrifice a 
few things to the welfare of the team, the others are not slow 
in following his example. Such a spirit is always catching, and 
if it gets started it goes a long ways. The captain must be the 
leader off the floor as well as on it. 

What you are the team will be. What you demand the team 
will fight for. So it is up to you, the captain, to do all in your 
power to make the game clean, popular and wholesome. 




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DUTIES OF THE MANAGER 

By Eewin S. Conner, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Many duties fall on the shoulders of a manager for which he 
gets but little or no credit. Yet he is the man who keeps the 
machine oiled and in good running order. Everything crosses 
his path duing the season that can be thought of. So it follows 
that he must be one of the most essentially well qualified men in 
connection with the team. 

The following are among the many duties which he has to 
perform. First, the making out of a schedule ; second, the 
choice of floors for the game; third, the choice of officials; 
fourth, the financial condition of the team; fifth, the attention 
given to visiting teams; sixth, the team on a trip; seventh, the 
record and the report of the games. Other things will come up 
but can be attended to at the time. 

A good schedule is of vital importance to the welfare of a 
team. It keeps not onfy the players enthusiastic with something 
to look forward to, but also all of the followers of the game 
are interested. If it is made out so that the hard games come 
as the season advances, it will greatly aid in the final standing. 
This will help to work the men to an edge, which is the time 
for the hardest and closing ganie. Still care should be taken 
K.0 arrange the games in regular order, so that they do not come 
too near together or too far apart. Of course, the maturity and 
the conditions of the men determine the frequency of the dates. 
Boys ought to be contented to play for a season of ten weeks, 
with one game a week. Men can play more often, but there is 
a question as to its advisability. Make the schedule as short as 
the season warrants, with no open dates to interfere with the 
interest of the game. If outside trips are planned, it is well to 
make them at the beginning of the season. Let nothing interfere 
with the games which mean most to the team. 

Often a manager is able to save himself a lot of trouble by 
entering a league. If there is no such organization it is well for 




READY FOR OVERHAND LOOP SHOT. 
(Note proper position of hands.) 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 85 

several managers to get together and form one. Then all of 
the team will play up to the same standard, be nearer equal in 
strength, have the same object in mind, and will be governed by 
the same board. This means more than it seems to at first 
glance For when all are made to observe the same rules and 
agree to abide by them good results are sure, to follow. 

Again the managers of the different teams might meet to dis- 
cuss and agree upon the rules. At this meeting it would be pos- 
sible to have the prospective officials present to help determine 
the meaning of the rules. With such a combined understanding 
and agreement of the rules, it means better enforcement and a 
more satisfactory and a finer game all around. 

The manager of the independent team has a hard job on his 
hands. Between such teams there is very little in common and 
the games are likely to be of a low grade. Often the strength 
of a team, the age of the players, etc., is misstated, so that a 
team of boys line up against a team of men. Schedules should 
be made accordmg to the strength of the team. It should never 
be underrated If there :s any glory in a victory, it comes by 
beating the best there is. Sometimes teams will back out at the 
last minute. To meet this a contract should be drawn up at the 
time of the agreement tc the effect that the team canceling the 
game withm three weeks of the date shall forfeit to the other 
team a certain sum of money. This should be signed by both 
managers. As soon as teams that really want to play basket 
ball and live up to its spirit can be found, fix a game with them. 
Drop as far as possible all the fiend teams and stick to the ones 
that live nearest to the heart of the game. In time this will 
bring good basket ball 

As soon as the schedule is out of the way and the rules are 
fixed upon find out the size, kind and other particulars of the 
floor. Make il a rule to play on a floor as near to the size of 
the one used in practice as possible. Because of the change of 
fiOor? many teams of A-i caliber have been defeated by a second- 
rate five Make the conditions for both teams as nearly equal 
as possible. Don't invite "the crane to dinner and feed him 
from a plate." Be square and demand squareness. 




"ONE-ARM HUG" 
With ball against the bodi'. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 87 

Most always the kind of game played depends to a great 
extent upon the officials. Be sure that you engage the best there 
is in the place Get the ones who are filled with the spirit of the 
game and who know the rules well. Such men are scarce. So 
when you find one who knows, can see and has the backbone, 
to call, stick to him. Not only your team needs the man, but the 
game needs him. Nine times out of ten the game turns out to 
be just what the officials make it. Too often the officials don't 
care foi much but the fee. If they demand pay, pay them well 
enough to demand a. good job. 

Whatever money comes to the team comes by the planning of 
the manager The financial condition is generally in poor shape. 
Nothing is more encouraging than to start the season with a 
clean slate and finish with something to the good. Plan the 
expenses on a scale that can be met. If possible get some man 
or business house to furnish the men with uniforms. Then live 
well within the means of good credit. Do not go away or 
invite a team unless the expenses are a sure thing. 

'When a team comes to your floor, show the players that yoJ 
are glad to meet them. Give them the heartiest welcome that 
you can extend. Often not even a social good cheer is manifest 
between the players. Now, basket ball is too good a game for 
that No team should ever leave the floor claiming poor treat- 
ment. The best that can be extended to them is none too good. 
If you have a special dressing room for them, see if there is 
anything that they need. Fair treatment is always a good in- 
vestment. 

For the interest of the men, keep score and every little while 
post a record of the work of the players This together with a 
good report of the games will keep the spirit away up where it 
belongs. Make it a point to report your own games. In doing 
this try to be fair and give each one who was in the game credit 
for what he did. Don't fail to have the game in the papers. 

In a word, a manager should be a wide-awake hustler who is 
ready to drop whatever he has if he can find something better. 
He should be proud of the game which he represents and what- 
ever step he takes should be in the direction of putting it on a 
higher plane and on a more solid foundation. 




"HUGGING BALL" 
With both arms and against body; a foul. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



DUTIES OF THE COACH 

By Edwin S. Conner, Cleveland, Ohio. 

The coach of the present day means more to the men who are 
under him than the leader of any other profession. He is the 
"Mecca" of their thought and whatever he says or does always 
seems right to them. He can teach them any kind of a game 
and they will do all that is in their power to follow his instruc- 
tions. They long for his advice and company and will stick to 
him through thick and thin. This close touch with them gives 
him a chance to mould into their games elements of a quality 
which will influence them through life. 

The real importance of the coach will be more felt in the 
future than ever before. Not long ago a victory would stamp 
his success. In many cases his job depended upon the number 
of games won. To this end he must turn out a winning team. 
Two things were necessary. First, men who were physically 
fit; second, a variety of play that would smother an opponent. 
When his men went on to the floor, he knew they would meet 
a team fully as strong and equally as well trained in all depart- 
ments of the game. To get some kind of an advantage tactics 
of a low nature were allowed which might turn the tide of bat- 
tle and bring the much-sought crown of glory. Things which 
were on hand, could be borrowed or could be invented, were 
introduced. This ate out the heart of the game until it was 
considered by many as a public nuisance. No game, however 
strong, will last unless he is a living example of the spirit which 
it represents. In order to make the game what it was intended 
to be, a stronger demand must be made by all for the best there 
is in it. As soon as the coach demands the elimination of the 
evil tendencies and makes his work develop and stand for the 
elements of fairness in all things, his profession will be more 
appreciated by all. 

Nothing detracts from a game more than a lax interpretation 
of the rules. Ignoring the rules or their spirit is disregarding 




•• HACKING." 
One player is about to throw for goal and other player is about to strike his 

arm ; foul. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 91 

the rights of others. The rules must be taught. They are a 
wholesome part of the game. . The man who can see a chance to 
crawl around a rule and breaks away from its meaning is doing 
a great injustice to a team and also to the game. Keep at all 
times well within the bounds of what the game ought to be. It 
is easy to let the rules go. The audience knows very little 
about them. They get their opinion of the game as it is played 
and report it to others who imagine the game far different from 
what it really is. If the coaches are proud of the game that 
they teach, they must teach and demand better knowledge and 
better enforcement of the rules. 

It is hard to suggest a method for coaching a team, for each 
man has a way of getting the most out of his men in a limited 
amount of time. He is the physician who must get his patient 
in the most robust condition in a specified time. So all of his 
orders must be most carefully observed. A team that is coached 
right, so that it is in its best condition the day of the hardest 
game, is no little task. If this can be done, then there is noth- 
ing further to consider. 

There are a few things which mean a great deal to the team. 
Often a young coach will try to develop the team too quickly. 
He has a lot of material on hand, but does not consider the 
time it took to get it. With young and inexperienced men a 
great deal of patience and time must be spent. The coaching 
that is given must be of a simple nature. Complex plays demand 
too much time and are beyond the ability of the player, and they 
also demand frequent and long practice, which calls for so much 
energy that by mid-season the whole squad is stale. When the 
contest comes the players will be up against plays which they 
cannot work. The time has been thrown away. So teach things 
that will be used. A fellow cannot go beyond his ability. The 
team will develop faster by giving them a few easy plays, each 
new one to come only after the old one has been well learned. 
The team must be a machine. A simple one that will work is 
better than a complicated one that will not. Then of course 
older men in experience can be worked longer, harder and given 
more different plays. Yet mature players are often out of con- 




"HUGGING BALL WITH BOTH ARMS ONLY." 
The ball is held in crook of under arm and is a foul play. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 93 

dition f(ir the hardest game. Too much practice is often the 
reason for a poor showing. 

The length and frequency of practice is an important factor. 
Too much work will kill a good team. Here the age and the 
experience of the players must be considered. Most players, 
unless watched, will go beyond the point of all that is good for 
them. Try to make the practice of a limited length. Demand 
that the players are dressed and on hand at the appointed time. 
Never allow them to wait. Have the practice and get through as 
planned. Boys should not be encouraged to practice more than 
two (2) hours weekly and thirty (30) minutes a day is plenty, 
while for men the time spent for the best work should not 
exceed three hours a week. The preliminary work, if light, may 
run for a long time, but the actual scrimmage should not be 
longer than the contest. This will put the men in the best pos- 
sible condition. 

A strong, well-trained team speaks very highly of the coach. 
Nothing is more pleasing to the toach than a team which has 
been drilled until it is a machine. The team must be fast, sure 
and in order. It must take every advantage of an opponent. It 
must have a variety of play so that a change can be made if it 
becomes necessary. Endurance and coolness throughout the 
game will help to make the pace too strong for most to follow. 
The team-work must be filled with accurate, well-timed passing 
which ends in goal throwing. A team that can handle itself as a 
unit has been well coached. 

All of the work should be in behalf of the team. Individual 
playing must not be allowed for a minute. When the star begins 
to get out of his true course in the basket ball system, the whole 
thing goes wrong. Shining will never win basket ball games 
unless all five shine. 

The value of good condition is always felt during the game. 
With a good style of play and the boys in good condition, there 
can be but little doubt as to the kind of game played. The 
word of the coach will go as far toward good training as that 
of anyone. He should demand that the players eat wholesome 
food and that they get plenty of rest. If each man is expected 




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seen. It is a very important foul, for 
it always deflects a dirow. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 95 

to live right during the season he will generally do it. The 
fellows must be made to feel that this is true. It isn't a case of 
watching over a fellow; it is a case of his willingness not to 
do the thing which hurts him. Encourage the boys to take a 
good bath with a brisk rub-down following the practice. The 
bath had better come before the player begins to cool off. 

Many coaches coach from the side lines. If this is legal, then 
it is all right, but if the rules forbid it, it is poor policy. For 
it is hard to teach a rule if the teacher cannot keep one himself. 
This comes to the point as to whether it is the skill of the coach 
or the skill of the player that he has trained that is being shown. 
It is the best plan to do everything in connection with the game 
as it should be done. 

Advise and encourage the players before the game. Watch 
their playing. Correct it during the time between halves and let 
them do the rest. 

Teach each man what is expected of him. Let him under- 
stand that he is to give what he has in him to the game. If 
things arise which are against him, have him tell the captain, 
who will see to the trouble. Many teams are run without the 
players having any idea of what they are to do. This means 
poor basket ball. 

The coaches must work more for the popularity and love of 
the game than for the victory. If they do not some other game 
will take the place of basket ball. 







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No. 7. 

Pushing an opponent about to throw^ for goal. Particular attention must be paid 

to this offense, the penalty for which is disqualification. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 97 



THE GROUNDS 

These are the gymnasium floor cleared of apparatus, though 
any building of this nature would suit. If there is a gallery 
or running-track around the building the baskets may be hung 
up on this, one at each end, and the bounds marked out on the 
floor just beneath this gallery. The appar^us may be stored 
away behind this line and thus be out- ji the field of play. If 
there is no gallery, the baskets may i/e hung on the wall, one 
at each end. In an armory or other building where floor space 
is too large to put baskets on gallery or wall, portable stands 
may be used and rolled out of the way at end of game.. Where 
a hall is used and one end has a stage one portable stand may 
be used for the stage end and the other hung on wall or gallery. 
In an open field a couple of posts may be set up with baskets 
on top, and set at the most converiient distance. Out of doors, 
with plenty of room, the fields Tnay be most any size, 50 feet 
wide by 70 feet long making an ideal playing field. The ball 
must be passed into the field when outside these lines. At a 
picnic the baskets may be hung on a couple of trees and the 
game carried on as usual. 

The object of the game is to out the ball into your opponent's 
basket. This may be done by throwing the ball from any part 
of the grounds, with one or both hands under the conditions and 
rules described in Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide. 



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must be carefully watched, as it prev ints the man pushed from guarding his 

opponent. 










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Illegal form of breaking aw^ay from an opponent to receive a pass. The man on the 
left is pulling his opponent by him and will receive a clear nass. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 99 

HOW TO OFFICIATE 

By George T. Hepbron. 

The fact that a man is a good player is not sufficient reason 
for selecting him to be an official. In addition, he must kave 
character and backbone. 

If, among others, the following characteristics are exhibited 
by the officials, the games this season will be better officered, 
and less friction will be manifested : 

1. Instant recognition of a violated rule and the penalty for 
same. 

2. Backbone enough to make a decision and stick to it. 

3. Abstinence from fault finding. (The duty of officials is to 
make decisions — not to lecture the players.) 

4. Readiness to explain in the fewest possible words why that 
particular ruling was made. 

5. Willingness to produce the rule as authority for action. 

6. Never, under any circumstances, allowing the prolonged 
discussion of a rule during the progress of the game. 

7. Willingness to allow the players the privilege of appeal 
from his interpretation of the rules to the proper committee. 

8. Kindness and courtesy to all and the maintenance of a level 
head under trying circumstances. 

9. A strong purpose to follow the rules in letter and spirit, 
and a determination not to be susceptible to outside influences. 

10. Will not overstep his authority, appreciating at the same 
time his full duty. 

11. Knows the rules so well that a reversal of decision is not 
necessary. 

12. Impartial in all his dealings. 



100 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



HOW TO SCORE BASKET BALL 

By Luther Halsey Gulick, M.D. 

The increased use of the score book has resulted in the teams 
getting down to more scientific playing. Better records were 
kept, and the managers were able to size up their men more 
accurately. This score book is almost a necessity to the manager 
of a team who wishes to keep accurate record of all his players ; 
who made the fouls and what kind of fouls ; who made the 
goals, and under what conditions they were made. A sample 
page for a single team is herewith given. In the first column is 
found the names of the team and the players; in the second 
column, the goals that were made during the first half. In this 
column will be found three sets of marks : an X, which is a 
goal from the field; an O, which is an attempted goal from a 
free throw, but which was missed, and an X inside of an O, 
which means a goal thrown from a free throw. The X, of 
course, counts two points, the O nothing, and the X inside an O, 
one point. At the bottom of the column is the total number of 
points made during that half. In the third column are the fouls. 
First is Ai. By referring to the bottom of the page, under the 
head of FOULS, we see that Ai is for delaying the game. This 
foul, together with A5 and A4, was made by John Jones. If 
A. P. Yost had made another Class B foul, he would have been 
disqualified. In the second half, the captain thought that Chas. 
Brown would best make the free throws, but after two failures, 
he went back to John Jones, who scored two. A score kept in 
this way is of the greatest value, and without it a scientific esti- 
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No. 3-0. Best worsted, white mercerized feet. Carried in stock in Black, Navy Blue, 
'^ and Maroon. See list below of colors supplied on special orders. . Per pair, $1.50 -^ $15.00 Doz. 
No. 3-OS. Alternate stripe, best quality worsted, white mercerized feet. Made on special orders only. See special 

note below regarding colors supplied on special orders Per pair, $1.75 -^ $18.00 Doz. 

No. 3-OC. Calf with one stripe 4 inches wide, best quality worsted, white mercerized feet. Made on special orders. 
See special note below regarding special orders Per pair, $1.75 -^ $18.00 Doz. 



SPFriAI ORDERS— PLAIN COLORS-All Spalding 

plied in any of the colors designated, on special orders only, 
without extra charge. Other colors to order only . in any 
quality except No. 4R, 25c. per pair extra. 

STRIPES-Striped Stockings are supplied (except in No. 4RC) in any of the 
colors noted (not more than two colors) on special orders only, without 
extra charge. Other colors to order only in any quality except No. 4RC, 
2Sc. per pair extra. 



GRAY ROYAL BLUE PURPLE 

WHITE COLUMBIA BLUE YELLOW 

ORANGE DARK GREEN SEAL BROWN 

SCARLET IRISH GREEN OLD GOLD 

CARDINAL N. B.— We designate three shades 
which are sometimes called RED. They are 
Scarlet, Cardinal and Maroon. Where RED is 
specified on order Cardinal will be supplied. 




STOCBiIHQS> 

STRIPE 4 INCHES WIDE AROUND CALF 
Stock Colors carried in stock in following color combinations. Second color indicates calf tr pe 

BLACK AND SCARLET MAROON AND WHITE 

BLACK AND ORANGE ROYAL BLUE AND WHITE 

SCARLET AND WHITE NAVY AND WHITE 

SPECIAL ORDERS — See special note above regarding special orders (except 
for No. 4RC). 

No. IRC. Heavy weight, good quality worsted, white mercerized cotton feet 

tripled toes and heels .Per pair, $1.10 * $12.00 Doz. 

No. 2RC. Medium weight, all wool, white mercerized cotton feet, reinforced 

toes and heels Per pair, $1.00 * $10.20 Doz. 

No. 3RC. Good quality wool with cotton strand added to increase strength, white 

cotton feet with reinforced toes and heels. . . . Per pair, 75c. -^ $8.40 Doz. 

No. 4RC. Striped Cotton, white feet. Furnished in stock colors only. No special 

orders Per pair, 40c. -^ 

STRIPED 2-INCH ALTERNATE— Stockings striped alter. 

nately not carried in stock at our stores, but will be made 

on special orders at prices specified below. See special 

N IR "'Ssii.i^i...,^ "°** above regarding colors supplied on special orders. 

No. IRS.' Heavy weight, good quality worsted. Feet same as No. IRC Per pair, $1.10 -^ 

No. 2RS. Medium weight, all wool. Feet same as No. 2RC " 1.00 * 

No. 3RS. Good quality wool with cotton strand added to increase strength. Feet same as No. 3RC. Pair. .75-^ 

PLAIN COLORS WITH WHITE COTTON FEET-REINFORCED AT TOES AND HEELS 

Carried in stock in following colors; BLACK,, NAVY BLUE, MAROON. See special note above 

regarding special orders (except for No. 4R). 

No. IR. Heavy weight, good quality worsted. Feet; same as No. 1 RC. . Per pair, $1.00 -^ ^/^.5(^ Z?Oxr. 
No. 2R, Medium weight, all wool. Feet same as No. 2RC. ...'.. " .80 -^ 

No 3R. Good quality wool with cotton strand added to increase strength, 

Fee\ same as No. 3RC. *] -60 * 

No. 4R. Cotton. Stock Colors. No special orders. ' .25 -^^ 

Spxecaal Wlhiite StQcMimg's 

No. BB. Natural white stockings, light weight, worn under regular colored stockings. 




8.50 



6.00 
2.50 



SpaSdasag If ©^V5^ Co^tosa Soclfes for Atlhil©tes 

No. SS. Good quality, ribbed and very full in leg to allow for turn over. Supplied in either light, 
medium or dark gray. Particularly suitable for tramping, snowshoeing and tobogganing. Pair, 50c. 
The prices printed in italics opposite items marked with ir will be quoted only on orders for one- 
half doien or more. at one lime. Quantity prices NOT allowed on iiems^NOT marked with ir 




Per pair, 15c 



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No. BBS. Spalding "Sprinting" Basket BalJ Shoes. Made with flexible shank, on same principle as on "sprinting" 
base ball and foot ball shoes. Extremely light in weight, well finished inside. Improved patented pure gum thick 
rubber suction soles with remforced edges, absolutely guaranteed to give satisfaction with reasonable use. Laces 
extremely far down. Uppers of best quality black genuine Kangaroo leather; light, flexible and durable. A basket 
ball shoe for really first-class play should have leather upper. Strictly bench. made. Per pair, $8.00 -^Sl.SOper piur 

On orders for five pairs or more, price in italics, preceded by It will applij- . »» nn 

No. AB. High cut, drab calf, Blucher cut; heavy suction soles, superior quality Per pair, $5.00 

No BB. High cut, black chrome leather, good quality suction soles — " 4.00 

No. BBL. Ladies.' Otherwise same as No. BB shoes - " 4.00 



Spalding Juvenile Basket Ball Shoes 

No. BBX. Leather shoe, made on special boys size lasts. 
General construction similar to our regular line of men's 
leather shoes Sole similar to No. BB shoe. Furnished 
in boys" sues. 12 to ^, in clusive, only. Perpair, $2.50 



Spalding Clog Shoes 

No 3-0. Fine quality leather. Flexible shank. Pr.. $7.00 

No. 2-0. Fine kid uppers " 5.00 

No. 1-0. Goatskin uppers " 4.00 

No. 1. Good quahty sheepskin ..!L 3-0(^ 



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L^ 



No. 



No. HH. High cut white canvas upper. Sole 
surface is similar to our popular gymnasium 
shoes, but of white, best quality rubber, twice 
as thick as on rubber sole canvas gymnasium 
shoes. Men's sizes, 6 to 12, inclusive. 
■ Per pair, $2.25 * $2-l- 00 Doz . 

No. HHB. Boys', lli 
to 5^4, inclusive. Other- 
wise same as No. HH. 
Per pair, $2.00 

• $21 00 Doz. 
No. HHX. Youths', 1 1 
to 2, inclusive. Other- 
wise same as No. HH. 

Per pair, $1.80 

* $19.20 Doz. 
No: H. Men's, same 
as No. HH, but low cut. 
Sizes, 6 to 12, inclusive. 

Per pair, $2.00 
ir $20.40 Doz. 

No. HX. Youths 



Boys*. 2^/i to b'/z, inclusive. Otherwise as No. H. 
Per pair. $1.75 * $18.60 Doz. 




to 2, inclusive. Otherwise as No. H. 
Per pair, $1.60 * $17.20 Doz, 



MEN'S— Sizes, 6 to 12. inclusive. 

No. IH. High cut, best 'quality white 
rubber soles. Men's of white canvas, 
ladies' of black. 

Per pair. $1.75 * $18.00 Doz. 
No. I. Low cut. Otherwise as No. IH. 

Per pair. $1.50 -k $15.00 Doz. 
No.M. High cut. Vs:\x,%Qz.if$9.60Doz. 
No. K. Low cut. " 80c. •^ 8.40 Doz. 



YOUTHS'-Sizes, 11 to 2, inclusive. 
No. IHX. High cut, best quality white 
rubber soles. Youths' of white canvas, 
misses' of black. 

Per pair. $1.35 * $14.40 Dos. 
No. IX. Low cut. Otherwise same 
as No. IHX. Pair. $1.25 *^;j.5<?Z;o^. 
Np. MX. High cut. .80 -^ 8.40 Dos. 
No. KX. Low cut .70 -^ 7.20 Doz. 



BOYS'— Sizes, 2;i to 5J<. inclusive. | 
No. IHB. High cut, best quality whit© 
rubber soles. Boys' of white canvas, 
girls' of black. 

. Per pair. $1.60 * $16.20 Doz. 
No. IB. Low cut. Otherwise same 
as No. IHB. VzM.^X.'StQ^ $15.00 Doz. 
No.MS. High cut. Pair.85c.-^^9.WZ?(7^. 
No.KB. Lowcut. " 75c.-^ 7.80 Doz., 



Sp^ldisa^ I^adaes" GyimEa^Sfl^ma SHoes— Fle^afol© Soles 




No. BHL. Good quality selected Jeather, black color, with elkskir 
sole, high cut. . . :. . . . .- . Per pair. $1.50 * ^/d.^t* iC^S' 
,No. PL. Elkskin. pearl color, elkskin soles, high cut. 

Per pair. $1.50 * $16.20 Doz 
No. GPL. Same as PL. except low cut. " 1.25 * 13.80 Doz 

(No. OHL., Same as BHL. but low cut. " 1.25 * 13.80 Doz 

No. SL. Selected drab color leather, high 
cut. . . Per pair, $1.00 * $10.20 Doz. 
No. OSL. Same as No. SL, except low cut 
Per pair. 90c. k $9.60 Doz 



RokBHL 



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No. FE. Extra high cut, best quality- canvas shoe, with leather soli 
Made especially for acrobatic work. Per pair, $1.25 if $13.20 Doz. 
No. E. Low cut canvas shoe, canvas sole Per pair. 35c. 



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No. 15 







Gymnasium Shoes must be comfortable and easy, 
yet fit snugly and give the wearer a sure footing — 
they must also be durable. Spalding Gymnasium 
Shoes possess all of these good qualities and, in 
addition, are rezisonable in price. 

No. 15. High cut. Kangaroo uppers, genuine 
elkskin sole. Will not slip on floor, extra 
light, hand made. The correct shoe to wear 
for boxing Per pair, $5.00 

No. 155. High cut, elkskin sole, and will not 
slip on floor; soft and flexible; ladies' and 
men's sizes Per pair, $4.50 

No. 166. Low cut, selected leather, extra 

light and electric sole; ladies' and men's sizes. 

Per pair, $3.00 

No. SOL. Ladies'. Low cut, black leather, 
electric sole and corrugated rubber heel. 

Per pair, $2.00 

No. 85L. Ladies'. Low cut, black leather, 
with roughened electric sole. . Pair, $2.00 

No. 21. High cut, black leather, electric sole. 
Hand sewed; turned, which makes shoe ex- 
tremely light and flexible. Per pair, $2.00 

No. 20. Low cut. Otherwise as No. 21. 
Hand sewed, turned shoe. Per pair, $1.75 

No. 20L. Ladies'. Otherwise as No. 20. 
Hand sewed, turned shoe. Per pair, $1.75 

Juvenile Gymnasium Shoes 

ALL LEATHER 

No. 86. Low cut, good quality black leather, 
roughened electric sole. Sizes, 12 to 5 
mclusive, only Per pair, $1.50 



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WORSTED 

ERSEY 

Following sizes carried in 
stock regularly in all quali- 
ties : 28 to 44 inches chest. 
Other sizes at an advanced 
price. We allow two inches 
for stretch in all our jerseys, 
and the sizes are marked ac- 
cordingly. It is suggested, 
however, that for very heavy 
men a size about two inches 
larger than coat measure- 
ment be ordered to insure a 
comfortable fit. 



Spaldasiig Jeff's 
fos' Foot Bai: 
Ice Slocfeey 

This season we are putting in 
our regular line the special 
style jerseys, same as we 
have been supplying on spe- 
cial orders to the large col- 
lege foot ball and ice hockey 
teams. Made with low collar, 
woven particularly strong for 
hard usage and of special 
quality long liber all wool 
yrorsted. 







Spalding 'Varsity Jersey No. IPF 



This jersey we consider in a class by itself along with our No. IP. No other manufacturei' 
{makes a garment of anywhere near the same grade. We recommend it to those who really 

want the best. 
No. IPF. 
is, fashioned or knit to exact shape 
on the machine and then put 
together by hand, altogether dif- 
ferent from cutting them out of a 



Full regular made; that fCpCrVQ «"■« ''^'"K "'^d 
ned or knit to exact shape •/ EjIxOE* I O foot ball Dlav<>r) 



and more by 
foot ball players instead of canvas 
jackets. On account of the special Spalding knit they 
are very durable, and at the same time they offer no 
restrtunt on the free ihovement of the player 



piece of material and sewing them 
up on a machine as are the ma- 
jority of garments known as jer- 
seys. Special quality worsted. 
Solid colors. 

Each. $4.00 it $42.00 Doz. 
No. lOPF. Special quality worsted, 
fashioned. Solid colors. 

Each, $3.00 if $30X)0Doz. 




Woven Letters, We weave into our best grade jerseys. Nos. 

Niim«.rAl. nr 'PF ^^^ ' P- Letters. Numerals and Designs 

numerals or ;^ ^^^^^ ^^,^^^ ^^ desired. Price, quoted 

Uesigns. on Application. Designs submitted. 

Striped Usually alternating two inches of same color as body 

ci__. with narrow stripes of some other color specified bo- 

Sleeves. !„„ Extra 25c. per garment. 

STOCK PLAIN COLORS- We carry in stock in 
^^1 i^pc ^ Spalding Stores these worsted jer- 
CULUKO ,eys in following colors : 

Navy Blue Black Gray Maroon 

SPECIAL ORDERS— We also furnish, without extra 
charge, on special orders for one-half dozen or more, 
not carried in stock, the following colors. On orders 
for less than one-half dozen, 10 per cent, will be added 
to regular price. White Cardinal Orange Scarlet 
Columbia Blue Royal Blue Purple Old Gold 
Yellow Dark Green Irish Green Seal Brown 
Other colors than as noted above to order only iV> any 
quality, 50c. each extra. 
N. B. — We designate three shades which are sometimes called 
i^ED They are Scarlet Cardinal, and Maroon. Where RED 



supplied. 
any of the atx>re solid 



specified on the order. Cardinal 

SPECIAL NOTICE-We will fum 

c61or jerseys with one color body and another color (not 

striped) collar and cuffs in stock colors only at no extra charge 

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Spalding' Worsted Jerseys 

SPALDING JERSEYS are knit an^ carefully hand finished in our own 
factories. Made from clean, long fiber, all wool worsted, of the 
very highest grade. Long fiber all wool worsted, knit in the 
Spalding way, makes garments that hold their shape under the 
severest usage and will give long and satisfactory service to the 
ordinarily careful wearer. For comfort and long wear there is 
nothing better than Spalding Jerseys for walking, yachting, boat- 
ing, bicycling, and general recreation, and may be worn either 
with or without coat, as they are finished neatly at shoulders, 
collat and bottom edge. 




Following Sizes Carried in Stock Regularly in All Qualitiet: 
28 to 44 inch Chest. Other Sizes at an Advanced Pricci , 
We allow two inches for stretch in all our Jerseys, and sizes l 
are marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for I 
very heavy men a size about two inches larger than coat; | 
measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 

SPALDING ROLL COLLAR JERSEYS 

No. IP. Full regular made; that is, fashioned or 

knit to exact shape on the machine and then put 

together by hamd, altogether different from cutting 

them out of a piece of material and sewing them 

up on a machine, as are the majority of garments 

known as Jerseys. Special quality worsted. 

Solid colors.. . Each, $4.00 ir $42.00 Doz. 

No. lOP. Special quality worsted, fashioned. Solid colors, j No. 14P. Worsted, solid colors. E^ch, ^2.00 -ff S2I.Q0 Dozl 

^ch, %Z.OO i( S30.00 Doz. No. 12XB. Boys* Jersey. Worsted. Sizes: 26 to 34 in. chest 

No. 12P. Good quality worsted; solid colors. I measurement only. Solid colors only: Navy Blue, Black, Gray, 

Esich, %2.S0 -tc S25.20 Doz. I and Maroon. No special orders. Each. $2.00 -^ X?/.^/?^^. 

Jerseys with Necklace— Nos. lOP or 1 2P Jerseys with necklace stripe of any color specified below, at an extra charge of $ 1 .00 per garment. 

SPALDING COAT JERSEYS. No. IOC. Same grade as No. lOP. Plain, solid stock colors (not striped), or one solid stock 

color body and sleeves with different stock color solid trimming (not striped) on cuffs, collar and front edging. Pearl buttons: 

Each^ $3.50 ^ S39.0Q Dosl 




SPECIAL NOTICE— We will furnish any of the above solid color Jerseys (except No. 12XB), with one color body and another color (not 
striped) collar and cuffs in stock colors only at no extracharge. See opposite page for Striped Jerseys. 

STOCK coLoi^ ^nS^JrowTg^Trs-^N\T7^lir'' ^^i^'^'^^^r- m^o^o-i^^""'*'' •'^"'- <'*°^ ^- "'^«> 

or»¥-<^l Al <vr»rxi-r>o We also furnish, without extra charge, on special orders for one-half dozen or more, not carried in (lock 
Orr.V^lAL UK.ntKo and not supplied in No. 12XB, the following colors. On orders for less than one-half dozen. 10 per 
cent, will be added to regular price. 
WHITE ORANGE ROYAL BLUE DARK GREEN PURPLE SEAL BROWN 
CARDINAL SCARLET COLUMBL^ BLUE IRISH GREEN YELLOW OLD GOLD 



Jersey ■ 
NaeW. 




Other colors than as no^ 
ted above to order only 
Jersey with in any quality (EXCEPT 

WovJiiLetter ;Nos 14P ajd 12XB). 
SOc. each extnu 
N. B.— We designate 
three shades which are 
sometimes called RED. 
They are Scarlet, 
Cardinal, and Maroon. 
Where RED is speci- 
fied on order. Cardinal 
will be supplied. 
WOVEN LETTER.S. 
NUMERALS 
OR DESIGNS 
We weave into our 1 t 
grade Jerseys, No. lt». 
Letters, Numerals and 
Designs in special col- 
ors as desired. Prices 
quoted on application. 
Designs submitted. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO 

ADVANCE 
WITHOUT NOTICE 

The prices printed in\ 
itahes opposite items 
mu iked with -tl will be' 
tmotcd only on order* 
for one-half dozen or 
more. Qxiantity price* 
NOT aUowed on iiem» 
NOT marked with ic 



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^ a distiDguislunf; marie for players of opposjns team3«.^thus aiding spectators 

important item to consider In arranging for team outfits. 

Following sizes carried in stock regularly in all qualities: 
28 to 44 inch chest. Other sizes at an advanced price. 

IVg allow two inches for stretch in alt our Jerseys, and sizes 
are marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for very 
heavy vien a size about 
two inches larger tliau 
coat measurement be or- 
dered to insure a com- 
fortable fit. 



No. lOPX. Special 
quality worsted, fash- 
ioned ; solid stock 
color body, with stock 
color striped sleeves, 
usually alternating 
two inches of same 
color as body, with 
narrow stripes of any 
other stock color. 
Colors as noted. 

Each, $3.25 
• $33.00 Doz. 




No.l2PX.Good quality worsted; solid colorbody, 
striped sleeves, usually alternating two inches of 
same color as body, narrow stripes of some other 
color. Colors as noted. Ea.,$2.75iK$3 0.00 Doz. 



No. 12PW. Good quality worsted, solid stock 
color body and sleeves with 6-inch stock color 
stripe around body. Colors as noted. 

Each. $2.7Si( $30.00 Doz. 



STOCK COLORS 



BLACK AND ORANGE 
NAVY AND WHITE 
BLACK AND SCARLET 



ROYAL BLUE AND WHITE 
COLUMBIA BLUE AND WHITE 
SCARLET AND WHITE 



MAROON AND WHITE 

Second color mentioned is for body stripe or for stripes on sleeves. 

Other colors than as noted above to order only, not more than two 

colors in any garment, 50c. each extra. 

No. 6. Cotton, good quality, fashioned, roll collar, full length 
sleeves. Colors: Black, Navy Blue, Gray, and Maroon only. 

Each. $1.00*^/0.60 Doz. 
No. 6X. Cotton, same as No. 6, but with striped sleeves in 
following combinations only: Navy with White or Red Stripe; 
Black with Orange or Red Stripe; Maroon -yvith White Stripe. 

Each, $1.25*^/5.20 Doz. 

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 

The prices printed in italics opposite items marked with if zvitl be quoted 

only on orders for one-half dozen or more. Quantity prices NOT allowed 

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Spalding' 

Aunttommoblle and 

Winter SjporHs 

Sweaters 

HEAVY AND SPECIAL WEIGHTS -WITH P OCKET S 

For automobiling, training pixrposes, re- 
ducing weight, tramping in cold weather, 
golfing, shooting, tob)Oggfining, snowshoe- 
ing. High collar may be turned down. No. wjp Wom Undcr Coat, 

• 111 . . f J Collar Turned Down 

iquickly, changing into neatest form or 

button front sweater. Sizes 28 to .44 inches. Other sizes at an advanced price. Carried 

in stock in Gray and White only. See list below of colors sui^plied on special orders. 

No. AWJP. Heaviest weight special ^^CCfi^ 

quality worsted, with pocket on either 
, side. Each, $10.00 * $108.00 Doz. 





No. WJP Worn Under Coat. 
Collar Buttoneii Up. 





The dozen prices 
printed in italics will 
be quoted only on 
orders for one - half 
dozen or more. 
We allow four inches 
for stretch in all our 
sweaters, and sizes are 
marked accordingly. It 
is suggested, however, 
that for very heavy 
men a size about two 
inches larger than coat 
measurement be or- 
dered to insure a com- <fe^- 
Showing Front and Back Views of No. AWJP Sweater fortable fit. ~ 

SPECIAL ORDERS 

In addition to stock colors mentioned, we supply these sweaters without extra 
charge, on special orders only, not carried in stock, in any of the following colors: 
Black Maroon Scarlet Cardinal Navy N.B. — We designate three shades 
Columbia Blue Dark Green Seal Brown which are sometimes called RED. 

They are Scarlet, Cardmal, Maroon. 
PLAIN COLORS, other than the above, to order only, Where RED is specified on order, we 
50c. each garment extra. supply Cardinal. 

Special notice— Solid colored sweaters with one color body and another color 
(not striped) collar and cuffs furnished in any of the colors noted, od special order, 
' at nO extra charge. -» 

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SPALDING JACKET SWEATERS 

Sizes: 28 to 44 inches chest measurement. Other sizes at an advanced price. We allow four inches for stretch ih all ol 
our sweaters, and sizes are marked accordingly, it is suggested, however, that forvery heavy irien a size about two 
inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to msure a comfortable fit. 

^ VGP Sweater No. VGP. With PockctS. 

Best worsted, heavy weight, 
pearl buttons. In Gray or 
White only. See list below of 
colors supplied on special 
orders. With pocket on either 
side, and a particularly con- 
venient and popular style for 
golf players. 

Each. $6.50 • $69.00 Doz. 
No. VG. Without Pockets 
Best worsted, heavy weight, 1 
pearl buttons. In Gray or 
White only. See list below of 
colors supplied on special 
orders. Ea.$6.00*^(?5. OJZ>02;. 
No. DJ. Worsted, standard 
weight, pearl buttons, fine knit 
edging. In Gray or White 
only. See list below of colors 
supplied on special orders. 

Each, $5.00 • $5I,.00 Doz. showing Nos. DJ and 3J <^ 

3 J. Standard VEST COLLAR No.BCWorsted, good weight, 
Carried and SWEATERS. extreme open or low neck ; no 





SHAKER SWEATER. No 

weight. Shaker knit, pearl buttons. 
supplied in Plain Gray only. 

Each, $4.00 -kJItS.OO Doz. 
Two pockets in Nos. BG, DJ or 3J Sweaters, put in at time sweater is made, not after. 

SPECIAL ORDERS— In addition to stock colors mentioned, we also supply any 
of the mufflers, collarettes or sweaters listed on this page (except No. 3 J) without 



buttons. Gray orWhite only. See colors supplied 

on special orders. Each, $5.50 i^j60.00 Doz. 

_. . . . . . s ^ Extra, 50c- 

Spalding ^,^ollarett< 



XtrL^S'^n'ot^r* Black Maroon Scarlet Cardinal Navy 
any of the following colors: Columbia Blue Dark Green Seal Brown 

N. B. — We designate three shades which are sometimes called RED. They are 
Scarlet, Cardinal, Maroon. Where RED is specified on order, we supply Cardinal. 

PLAIN COLORS, other than the above, to order only, 50c. each garment extra. 

SPECIAL NOTICE — Solid Color sweaters with one color body and another color 
(not striped) collar and cuffs furnished in any of the colors noted, on special 
order, at no extra charge. This does not apply to the No. 3J Sweater. 

Spalding Combined Knitted 
Muffler and Chest Protector 

No. W. Fancy knit ; good weight, spe- 
cial quality worsted. Stock colors, 
White or Gray. . . Each, $1.50 

I No. M. Special weight; highest qual- 
ity worsted. Stock colors, White or 
Gray. ...... Each. $1.00 

^ Front View . Back View 

The prices printed in italics opposite items marked with ir ^^ *^ quoted only on 
orders for one-half dozen or more at one time. Quantity prices NOT allowed on 
items. NOT marked with if. Prices Sulgect to Chaiige Without Notic*. 






No. CT. Good weight, 

highest qucility worsted. 

^ Stock colors. White or 

^Gray. . . Each. $2.00 



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SUBSTITUTE 





The prices printed in ital- 
ics opposite items marked 
with ^ wit I be quoted oiily 
on orders for one-half dozen 
or more. Quantity prices 
are NOT allowed on items 
NOT marked with if. 





Spalding "Highest QuaUty" RoH CoUar Sweaters 

Worsted Sweaters. SpecieJ qucJity wool, exceedingly soft and 

pleasant to wecir. Full fashioned to body and arms and put to- 
gether by hand, not simply 
stitched up on a machine, as 
are the majority of garments 
sold as regular made goods. 

A II made with 9 - inch roll collars. 

Sizes 28 to 44 inches. 

Other sizes at an advanced price. 

We allow four inches for stretch in all our 
sweaters, and sizes are marked accordingly. It 
is suggested, however, that for very heavy men 
a size about two inches larger thsui coat meas- 
urement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 

PLAIN COLORS— Sweaters on this page are 
supplied in any of the colors designated below, at 
regular pri.ces. Other colors to order only, in 
any quality, 60c. each garment extra. 

SPECIAL ORDERS— In addition to stock colors 
mentioned, we also supply any of the Sweaters 
listed on this page, without extra charge, on 
special orders only, not carried in stock, in any 
of the following colors : 

Black Cardinal 

Maroon Scarlet 

Navy Seal Brown Dark Green Columbia Blue 

N. B. — We designate three shades which are sometimes called 
RED. They are Scarlet, Cardinal, Maroon. Where RED is 
specified on order, we supply Cardinal. 
SPECIAL NOTICE— Solid color sweaters with one color body 
and another color (not striped) collar and cuffs furnished in 
any of the colors noted, on special order, at no extra charge. 

No. AA. The prpper style for use after heavy exercise, 
inducing copious perspiration, for reducing weight 
or getting into condition for athletic contests. Par- 
ticularly suitable also for Tobogganing, Foot Ball, 
Skating. The heaviest sweater made. Carried in stock 
in White or Gray only. See list above of colors sup- 
plied on special orders. Each, $8.00 * $84.00 Doz. 

No. A. " Intercollegiate." Colors same as No. AA. 
Special weight. . . Each, $6.00 * ^66.00 Doz. 
No. B. Heavy weight. Colors 
~ "^- seime as No. AA. 

Each, $5.00 * $54.00 Doz. 

Spalding Shaker Sweater 

Good quality all wool sweater, 
Shaker knit, well made through- 
out. Sizes 30 to 44 in. Standard 
weight, slightly lighter than No.B. 

Colors same as No. AA. 
No.3. Each.$4.00*^^5.00 Doz. 



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STORES IN ALL LARGE CITIES 



FOR COMPLETE LIST OF STORES 

SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER 

OF THIS BOOIC 



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No. G Home Outfit 



SPALDING EXERCISING EQUIPMENT 

For Recreation Rooms, Private U»© and 
Small Athletic Clubs 

BASE BALL TEAMS organized for the season 
only, disband usually until the following year 
unless something is done to keep the players 
together during the winter months. A moderate 
priced outfit of Spalding Exercising Apparatus 
installed in the club room provides the 
means for healthful recreation that in- 
No. H Recreation Room Outfit sures a winning team on the base ball 

Outfit No. H. referred to below, is sug- diamond next season. /-^ c vi /- • 

gested exclusively for recreation rooms. Employers of office workers, banks Outfit No. G is arranged particularly for 
being suitable for use by those of vary, and other mercantile establishments, use in recreation room of a private house, 
ing ages, with sufficient equipment find , a Recreation Room fitted out with It provides a great variety of simple ex- 
shown to supply as many as are likely to Spalding Exercising Equipment a most ercising apparatus at a very moderate 
be using the room at the same time under profitable investment. The room need cost. The equipment is suitable for use 
ordinary circumstances, while additional not be very large, the size, of course, by those of varying ages of both sexes. 
equipment may be added as required to depending upon the number who are Consisting of: 

take care of a larger number without dis- likely to use the room at the same time. I No. 5 Chest Weight Machine, 
arranging the balance of the outfit. ' For the purpose of establishing a I No.3 Headand Neck Attachm't 

.K, ,^°AV'^^''^-,;<-\ ^, L- standard we would recommend a room 1 No. 2 Foot and Leg Attachment 

I No, 12 Chest Weight Machme. 25 feet x 40 feet, with a minimum ceil- ] jvj^ 2OH Bar Stall 

ir^S^^isy^tonbfeet. Recreative rooms , No! 205 Bar Stall Bench. 
can be maintained in smaller space, and • x 1 » r> 1 1 ■ 1 r> 

excellent results can be obtained in ^o. A Doorway Horizontal Bar. 
rooms of 14 feet in height. Good air, ' No. I Home Gyitinasium. 
with room for "group" games and med- • No.,600 Kerns' Row. Machine, 
icine ball, boxing, etc., are desirable, how. I No PR Striking B^g Di&k. 
ever, and should be secured if possible. I No. 10 Striking Bag. 

I No. 1 Abdominal Masseur. 



I No. 3 Head and Neck Attachm't. 

I pr. No. 3 Swing.Rings.leather cov 

I No. 119 Laflin Rowing Machine. 

1 No. I Molme Platform. 

I No 18 Striking Bag. 

I No.74WailHorizonl.andVauIt.Bai. 

1 No. 03 Mattress. 

2 pairs No. 6 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
I pair No. 5 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
1 set No 15 Boxing Gloves. 

1 set No 118 Boxing Gloves. 
I No. 12 Medicine Ball. 
I No 1 1 Medicine Ball. 



F.O.B. nearest A. C. Spalding & Bro*. 
List on inside front cover of catalogue. 
Shipping weight of complete outfit, 570 lbs. 



No. K Athletic Club Outfit 

Consiiiing of: 
1 No 5 Chest Weight Machines. 
I No. 3 Head and Neck Attachment. 

1 No. 2 Foot and Leg Attachment. 

2 No. 20H Bar Stalls. 

1 No 600 Kerns" Rowing Machine. 

1 pair No 3 Swinging Rings, leather covered. 

5 only No 3 Swinging Rings, leather covered. . 

(For traveling rings, 40 ft. length of room required: 15 to! 6 ft. height^ 

1 No. I Moline Striking Bag Platform. 

1 No G Striking Bag. 

1 No. 74 Wall Horizontal and Vaulting Bar. 

1 No. 101 Parallel Bar. 

2 No 03 Mattresses. 

2 pairs No. 6 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
I pair No. 5 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
1 pair No. -2 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
1 set No. 218 Boxing Gloves. 
\ set No. 1 18 Boxing Gloves. 
I No. 12 Medicine Ball. 
I No. 1 1 Medicine Ball. 
I pair lO-lb. Iron Dumb Bells. 
I only 25-lb. Iron Dumb Bell. 
1 only 50-lb. Iron Dumb Bell. 




I pair No. 6 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
I pair No. 2 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
I No. 02 Mattress. 
1 No. 12 Medicine Ball. 

Price is F.O.B. nearest A. G. Spalding & Bro* 
Store. List on inside front cover of catalogue 
Shipping weight of complete outfit, 450 jba 



J^i;i':&^Cit:%.^-!^y-«^^ 



Bros. Sto 



■side front 
tZSnlK.1. 



No. J Athletic Club Outfit 

Consi-iting of: 
I No. 5 Chest Weight Machine. 
I No.' 3 Head and Neck Attachment. 
t No. 2 Foot and Leg Attachment. 
I No. 20H Bar Stall. 
1 No. 600 Kerns' Rowing Machine. 
I pair No. 3 Swinging Rings, leather covered 

1 No. 74 Wall Horizontal and Vaulting Bar. 

2 No. 03 Mattresses. 

I No. 1 Moline Striking Bag Platform. 
I No. G Striking Bag. 

1 set No. 15 Boxing Gloves. 

I set Np. 118 Boxing Gloves. 

2 pairs, No. 6 Sandow Dumb Bells. 
J pair No. 5 Sandovy Dumb Bells. 

I pair No. 2 Sandow Dumb Bells^ 
I No. 12 Medicine Ball. 
1 No. 1 1 Medicine Ball. 



Price F.O.B. nearest A, G. Spalding & Bros. Store. List on inside fron 
cover of this catalogue. Shipping weight of complete outfit, 725 Ibf 
NOTE — Where space and funds permit we recommend as a desirabl' 
addition to either of the above Outfits, one of our special Wre«t]iDi 
Mats, listed on page 4 1 of this catalogue : 

No. WX. Size 12x12 feet. 
No, WXX, Size 15 x 15 feet. 
Also Vaulting Horse No. I (Shown On pose 102). 



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Subje 



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sisTiTUTETHE sralding^(M);trade-mark "Z^ 



Durand-Steel 
Loekers 





— hy 

Wooden lockers are objectionably 

because they attract vermin, absorb odors,! 
can be easily broken into, and are dangerous 
on account of fire. 

Lockers made from wire mesh df 
expanded metal afford little secur* 
Ityt as they can be easily entered with wire cut* 
tere. Clothes placed in them become covered 
with dust, and the lockers themselves present 
a poor appearance, resembling animal cages 
Darand-Steel Lockers are made of finest 
grade furniture steel and are finished with 
gloss black, furnace-baked japan (400°), comparable 
vO that used on hospital ware, which will never flake 
off nor require refinishing, as do paints and enamels. 




Some 
Public 




of (hb d.OOO Ourand-Steel Lockers Installed In A§ 
Cymnasiums of Chicago. I2«x I5>x42', Doubl'' Tier. 

Durand - Steel Lockers are usually built with 
doors perforated full length in panel design with sides 
and backs solid. This prevents clothes in one locker 
from coming in contact with wet garments 
in adjoining lockers, while plenty of venti 
lation is secured by having the door perf< 
rated its entire length, but, if the purchaser 
prefers, we perforate the backs also. , ^ 

The cost of Dnrand-Steel Lockers 
Is no more than that of first-class 
wooden lockers, and they last as long 
as the building, are sanitary, secure, and 
in addition, are fire-proof. 



The following Standard 

those most commonly used: 



DOUBLE TIER 
I2x 12x36 Inch 
ISx 19x36 Inch 
I2x 12x42 Inch 
19x19x42 Inch 



SINGLE TIER 
12 X 12x60 Inch 
19 X I9x60 Inch 
I2x 12x72 Inch 
ISx 19x72 Inch 



r* In Pvwtle Tl»9 Thr** k90k*r* in SingI* Tl*^ 



Specl/il Sizes made to order. 
We are handling lockers as a special coj- 
|tract business, and shipment will in every 
case be made direct from the factory in 
Chicago. I f you will let us know the num- 
ber of lockers, size and arrangement, we 
shall be glad to take up, through 
8pondenc«, tb9 imatt«r of prio«b 



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SE INSIDE FRONT COVER 

OF THIS BOOK 



iry 5, 1913. Subject to change without notice. For Canadian prices see special Canadian Catalogue. 



Spaldimg 
"Official NatipiiLal League** 
Bail 

Patent Cork Center 



Patented August 31, 1909 




Adopted by the National 
League in 1878, is the only 
ball used in Championship 
games since that time and has 
now been adopted for twenty 
years more, making a total 
adoption of fifty-four years. 




1\T 1 I Each, - - $1.25 

l^O. 1 \ Per Dozen, $15.00 



This ball has the Spalding 
"Patent" Cork Center, 

the same as used since August 1, 

1910. without change in size of 

cork or construction 

Each ball wrapped in tinfoil, 
packed in a separate box, and 
sealed in accordance with the 
latest League regulations. 
Warranted to last a full 
game when used under ordi- 
nary conditions. 



The Spalding "Official National League'* Ball Has 
been the Official Ball of the Game since 1875 



Spalding Complete Calalogoe ol /tlhlctic Goods Mailed Free. 



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ACCEPT NO 
SUBSTITUTE 



THESRftLDING(a)TRADEMARK 



GUARANTEES 
QUALITY 



j9 



SpaMing's 
Mew Atlnletic Goods Cats^Io^ 

The following selection of items- from Spalding's latest Catalogue will give 

an idea of the great variety of ATHLETIC GOODS manufactured by 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. SEND FOR A FREE COPY. 

SEE LIST OF SPALDING STORES ON INSIDE FRONT COVER OF THIS BOOK. 



Archery 
Ash Bars 
Athletic Library 
Auachm'ts. Chest Weight 



Bags- 



Bat 
Bathing Suit 
Caddy 
Cricket 
Striking 

Un?fom 
Balls- 
Base 
Basket 
Cricket 
Field Hockey 
Golf 
Hand 
Indoor 
Medicine 
Playground 

Tennis 

Volley 

Water Polo 
BaU Cleaner. Golf 
Bandages, Elastic 
Bar Bells 
Bars, Horizontal 



Batting Cage. Base Ball 

Belts- • 

Leather and Worsted 

Bladders- 
Basket Ball 
Striking Bag 

Blades, Fencing 



Cqddy Badges 

Caps- 
Base Ball 
University 
Water Polo 

Center Forks. Iron 

Center Straps, Canvas 

Chest Weights 

Circle, Seven-Foot 

Clock Golf 

Coals. Base Ball 

Collars. Swimming 

Corks. Running 

Covers. Racket 

Cricket Goods 

Croquet Goods 

Cross Bars 



Marking. Golf 
Rubber. Golf Sho< 
Discus. Olympic 
Disks. Striking Bag 
Dumb Bells 



Emblems 
Embroidery 
iEqueslrian Polo 



Fe!t Letters 
Fencing Sticks 
Field Hockey 
Finger Protection 
Flags- 



Glasses. Base Ball Sun 

Gloves- 
Base Ball 
Boxing 
Cricket 

Colf*""^ . 
Hand Ball 

Glove Softener 

Goal Cage. Polo 

Goals- 
Basket Ball 

Golf Clubs 

Golf Counters 

Golfette - 

Grips- 
.Athlelic 
Golf 

Gut Preservative. Tennis 

Guy Ropes and Pegs 

Gymna'm Suits, Ladies' 



Hammers. Athletic 
Handle Cover. Rubber 
Hangers for Indian Clubs 
iHats. University 
Health Pull 
Hob Nails 
Hole Cutter, Golf 
Hole Rira, Golf 
Hurdles, Safety 
Hurley Good^ 



Indian Clubs 
Inflaters- 
Striking Ba« 



Jacket! 

Javelin 
Jerseys 



Lacrosse 

Lanes for Sprints 

Lawn Bowls 

Leg Guards- 
Base Ball 
Cr.cket 
Field Hockey 

Letters- 
Embroidered 
Felt 



Mallets- 
Cricket 
Croquet 
Equestrian Polo 
Roque 

Markers. Tennis 

Masks- 
Base Ball 
Fencing 

Mattresses 

Megaphones 

Mitls- 
Base Ball 
Handball 
Striking Bag 

Monoijrams 

Mufflers. Knitted 



Nets- 
Cricket 
Golf Driving 

VoHeyBall 
Numbers. Competitors' 



Pads- 
Chamois. Fencing 
Sliding. Base Ball 
Wrestling 

Paint. Golf 

Pants- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Bathing. Knee 
Boys' Knee 
Running 

Pennants. College 

PistoL Starter's 

Plastr&ns. Fencing 



Marking, Tennis 
Pitchers' Box 
Pitchers' Toe 
Te£iQS,.£glL 



Platforms. Striking Bag . 
Poles. Vaultmg 
Polo. Equestrian 
Polo. Roller. Goods 
Posts- 
Backstop. Tennis 

Lawn Tennis 
Protectors— 

Abdoriien . 

Base Bali Body 

Eye Glass 

Indoor Base Ball 

Thumb 
Protection. Running Shoes 
Pulleys and.Axle, Tennis 
Push Ball 
Pushers, Chamois 
Puttees, Golf 



Racket Covers 

Racket Preses 

Rackets. Lawn Tennis 

Rackets Restrung 

Racks, Golf Ball. 

Rapiers 

Reels for Tennis Posts 

Referees Whistle 

Rings- 
Exercising 
Swinging 

Roque 

Rowing Machines 



Sacks, for Sack Racing 

Sandow Dumb Bells 

Score Books- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Cricket 
Golf 
Tennis 

Score Tabletji, Base Ball 

A'^iltic , 

Base Ball 
Shoes- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Bowling 
Clog 
Cricket 
Cross Country 
Fencing 

iFoot Ball, Association! 
Foot Ball, College 
Foot Ball. Rugby 
Foot Ball. Socceb 
Golf 
Gymnasium 



Skating 
Squash 
Tennis 

WflUdng. 



Shot- 
Athletic 

Skrte°Rollers 

Skales. Roller 

Sleeve. Pitcher. 

Slippers, Bathing 

Squash Goods 

Standards— 
Vauhine 
Volley BalF 

Straps- 
Base Ball 
For Three Legged l^.ce 

Spikes. Cricket 

Steel Cable. Tennis Net 

Sticks. Polo 

Stockings 

S.op Boards 

Striking Bags 

Stumps and Bail* 

Suits- 
Gymnasium, Ladie* 
Swimming 

Supporters- 
Ankle 
Wrist 

Suspensories 

Sweat Band 

Swivels, Striking Bar 
Swords. Duelling 
Swords. Fencing 



Take-Off Board 

Tape- 
Adhesive 
Cricket. Measuring 
Marking. Tennis 
Measuring Steel 

T«es. Golf 

Tether Tennis 

Tights- 
Athletic 
Full 
Full. WresUing 

Toe Boards 

Trousers. Y.M.C.A. 

Trunks- 
Bathing 
Velvet 
Worsted 



Wands. Calisthenic 
Watches. Stop 
Water Winss 
Weights. 56.|b. 
Whistles, Referee.' 
Wrestling Equipment 
:Wrist Machines 



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iEE INSIDE FRONT COVER 
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.^r.] 1 



Standard Policy 



A Standard Qyality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. 

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a 
Manufacturer to long maintain a Standard Qyality. 

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a 
profit for the jobber as well as for the retail dealer. To meet these conditions 
of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to set a proportionately high list 
price on his goods to the consumer. 

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out 
attractive profits to both the jobber and retailer, these high list prices are 
absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been served when the 
manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured 
his order from the retailer. 

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who 
does not, and, in reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy list prices. 

When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading 
but alluring high list prices, the retailer begins to realize his responsibilities, and 
grapples with the situation as best he can, by offering "special discounts," 
which vary with local trade conditions. 

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer 
and the jobber are assured ; but as there is no stability maintained in the prices 
to the consumer, the keen competition amongst the local dealers invariably 
leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of the retailer are 
practically eliminated. 

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. The jobber insists 
on lower, and still lower, prices. The manufacturer, in his turn, meets this 
demand for the lowering of prices by the only way open to him, viz.: the cheap- 
ening and degrading of the quality of his product. 

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that 14 years ago, in 1899, 
A. G. Spalding & Bros, determined to rectify this demoralization in the Athletic 
Goods Trade, and inaugurated what has since become known as "The Spalding 
Policy." 

The " Spalding Policy " eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding 
Goods are concerned, and the retail dealer secures the supply of Spalding 
Athletic Goods direct from the rnanufacturer by which the retail dealer is 
assured a fair, legitimate and certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and 
the consumer is assured a Standard Qyality and is protected from imposition. 

The "Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the interest and protection of the 
users of Athletic Goods, and acts in two ways : 

First— The^user is assured of genuine Official Standard Athletic Goods 
and the same prices to everybody. 

Second.— A.S manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in 
purchasing at the proper time, the very best raw materials required 
in the manufacture of our various goods, well ahead of their 
respective seasons, and this enables us to provide the necessary 
quantity and absolutely maintain the Spalding Standard of Qyality. 

All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are requested to supply 
consumers at our regular printed catalogue prices-neither more nor less-the same 
prices that similar goods are sold for in our New York, Chicago and other stores. 

All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated 
exactly alike, and no special rebates or discriminations are allowed to anyone. 

This briefly, is the "Spalding Policy," which has already been in successful 
operation for the past 14 years, and will be indefinitely continued. 

In other words, "The Spalding Policy" is a "square deal" for everybody. 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



By ^.ijfi^^^^^^^^^ 

PRESIDENT. ^^ 



standard Quality 



An article that is universally given the appellation "Standard" is thereby 
conceded to be the criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar 
nature. For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit 
of currency, because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, 
and the fact of its being Genuine is guaranteed by the Government Stamp 
thereon. As a protection to the users of this currency against counterfeiting and 
other tricks, considerable money is expended in maintaining a Secret Service 
Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen manufacturers must depend to a 
great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices to protect themselves against 
counterfeit products — without the aid of "Government Detectives" or "Public 
Opinion" to assist them. 

Consequently the "Consumer's Protection" against misrepresentation and 
"inferior quality" rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the 
" Manufacturer." 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Qyality," for 
thirty-seven years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout 
the world as a Guarantee of Qyality as dependable in their field as the 
U. S. Currency is in its field. 

The necessity of upholding the Guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and 
maintaining the Standard Qyality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvi- 
ous as is the necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting other 
consumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his Trade- 
Mark and all that it stands for. Therefore, -we urge all users of our Athletic 
Goods to assist us in maintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by 
insisting that our Trade-Mark be plainly stamped on all athletic goods which 
they buy, because w^ithout this precaution our best efforts towards maintaining 
Standard Qyality and preventing fraudulent substitution will be ineffectual. 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being 
high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of 
" inferior goods," with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold 
and a guarantee to protect must necessarily have higher prices than a manufac- 
turer of cheap goods, whose idea of and basis of a claim for Standard Qyality 
depends principally upon the eloquence of the salesman. 

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable than 
poverty in quality — and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Qyality. 



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A separate book covers every Athletic Sport 

and is Official and Standard 

Price 10 cents each 



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ATHLETIC GOODS 

ARE THE STANDARD OF THE >VORLD 



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MAINTAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES in the FOLLOWING CITIES: 
NEW YORK CHICAGO ST. LOUIS 

BOSTON MILWAUKEE KANSAS CITY 

PHILADELPHIA DETROIT SAN FRANCISCO 

NEWARK CINCINNATI LOS ANGELES 

~' , .BUFFALO CLEVELAND SEATTLE 

SYRACUSE COLUMBUS MINNEAPOLIS 

i BALTIMORE INDIANAPOLIS ST. PAUL 

WASHINGTON PITTSBURGH DENVER 



LONDON, ENGLAND 
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND 
EDIN.BURGH. SCOTLAND 
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND 
SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA 



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TORONTO, CANADA 



PARIS, FRANCE 



Factories owned and operat 
Trade-Marked Athletic G 



EW YORK CHICAGO 
BROOKLYN BOSTON 



A.G.Spaldins A Bros, 
are made are located 



FRANCISCO CHICOPEE» 



PHILADELPHIA 



LONDON. 



